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Cholera - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio Cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting.
  • Transmission is primarily through consuming contaminated drinking water or food. The severity of the diarrhea and vomiting can lead to rapid dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. Primary treatment is with oral rehydration solution and if these are not tolerated, intravenous fluids. Antibiotics are beneficial in those with severe disease.
  • The primary symptoms of cholera are profuse painless diarrhea and vomiting of clear fluid.[1] These symptoms usually start suddenly, one to five days after ingestion of the bacteria.
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  • Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio Cholerae, mainly serogroup O1.[3] Transmission is primarily due to the fecal contamination of food and water due to poor sanitation.[3] This bacterium can, however, live naturally in aquatic environments.[4]
  • The source of the contamination is typically other cholera sufferers when their untreated diarrheal discharge is allowed to get into waterways or into groundwater or drinking water supplies. Drinking any infected water and eating any foods washed in the water, as well as shellfish living in the affected waterway, can cause a person to contract an infection. cholera is rarely spread directly from person to person.
  • Although cholera may be life-threatening, prevention of the disease is normally straightforward if proper sanitation practices are followed.
  • In most cases, cholera can be successfully treated with oral rehydration therapy (ORT), which is highly effective, safe, and simple to administer.
  • As there frequently is initially acidosis, the potassium level may be normal, even though large losses have occurred.[1] As the dehydration is corrected, potassium levels may decrease rapidly, and thus need to be replaced.[1]
  • Antibiotic treatments for one to three days shorten the course of the disease and reduce the severity of the symptoms.[1] People will recover without them, however, if sufficient hydration is maintained.
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Cholera! pbs :D - 0 views

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  • outbreak of the deadly disease, cholera, has claimed the lives of
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  • Cholera victims await treatment in Haiti, where the disease has broken out due to a lack of sanitation and clean water following a de
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  • While cholera is a disease not common in Haiti, researchers have traced this outbreak to a strain of bacteria identical to one found in South Asia.
  • eports of cholera cases in the Dominican Republic and Florida
  • of cholera include diarrhea, high fever, vomiting and dehydration
  • Symptoms
  • poor living conditions
  • its population of 10 million.
  • The government has launched a country-wide radio and television campaign encouraging Haitians to wash their hands and avoid contaminated water sources.
  • Contaminated water is a main culprit in transmitting cholera.
  • top priority in halting this crisis.
  • riots in two northern cities, Cap-Haitien and Port-de-Paix
  • Protestors are furious with a U.N. delegation from Nepal who they believe introduced this specific strand of cholera to the region.
  • Haiti is being closely monitored, as further crises could send a wave of refugees to the Florida coast.
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CDC - 2010 Haiti Cholera Outbreak - Frequently Asked Questions - 0 views

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  • The outbreak of cholera was confirmed in Haiti on October 21, 2010.
  • For a cholera outbreak to occur, two conditions have to be met: (1) there must be significant breaches in the water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure used by groups of people, permitting large-scale exposure to food or water contaminated with Vibrio cholerae organisms; and (2) cholera must be present in the population. While it is unclear how cholera was introduced to Haiti, both of these conditions now exist.
  • Cholera can be treated by immediately replacing fluids and salts lost through diarrhea using oral rehydration solution. This solution is used throughout the world to treat diarrhea. Antibiotics may also be used to shorten the course and diminish the severity of the illness. However, they are not as important as receiving oral or intravenous rehydration therapy.
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AFP: Clinton hails cholera progress in Haiti - 0 views

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  • Touring a cholera clinic, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday hailed the news that the wave of cholera that has killed more than 4,000 Haitians since October is receding.
  • The number of new patients at the Cholera Treatment Center, managed by US government grantee Partners in Health, has been reduced by half to about 40 per day since the start of the epidemic, a State Department official said.
  • The death toll from Haiti's cholera epidemic is 4,030, the Haitian health ministry said Thursday, while the number of cholera cases totaled 209,034 as of January 24.
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Haiti's cholera epidemic caused by weather, say scientists - SciDev.Net - 0 views

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  • "Vibrio cholerae, the bacterium responsible for cholera, may have been dormant in water until weather-related conditions caused it to multiply enough to constitute an infective dose if ingested by humans," said David Sack, a cholera specialist at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States
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What's Causing the Cholera Epidemic in Haiti? We Are - Allyn Gaestel - International - ... - 0 views

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  • Medically, cholera is easy to prevent and treat. But in Haiti, it is proving impossible to control. What Haiti needs to combat cholera is a functioning water and sewage system.
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Cholera Symptoms, Causes, Treatment - What are Cholera symptoms and signs on MedicineNet - 0 views

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  • Approximately one in 20 (5%) infected persons will have severe disease characterized by profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, and leg cramps.
  • What is the treatment for cholera?
  • Patients can be treated with oral rehydration solution, a prepackaged mixture of sugar and salts to be mixed with water and drunk in large amounts. This solution is used throughout the world to treat diarrhea. Severe cases also require intravenous fluid replacement. With prompt rehydration, fewer than 1% of cholera patients die.
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Cholera in Haiti | CDC Travelers' Health - 0 views

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  • An epidemic cholera strain has been confirmed in Haiti, causing the first cholera outbreak in Haiti in at least 100 years.
  • The majority of cases have been reported in the Artibonite Departmente, approximately 50 miles north of Port-au-Prince, although the outbreak has spread to all areas of the country. Affected hospitals are strained by the large number of people who are ill.
  • Most travelers are not at high risk for getting cholera, but people who are traveling to Haiti should still take their own supplies to help prevent the disease and to treat it. Items to pack include A prescription antibiotic to take in case of  diarrhea Water purification tablets* Oral rehydration salts*
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Cholera under control in parts of Haiti - 0 views

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  • Three Haitian provinces were able to contain a cholera epidemic that has claimed almost 4,000 lives in the Caribbean island nation since October, the government said Tuesday.
  • The number of cholera patients has been reduced in the provinces of North, Northeast and Artibonite, although there were still a few new cases reported in some other parts of the nation, according to Public Health Minister Alex Larsen.
  • Latest official statistics showed that cholera had killed 3,927 people and affected 199,497 others, of whom 112,656 were hospitalized.
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Haiti death toll from cholera tops 4,000 - 0 views

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Cholera Symptoms, Treatment, Signs, Prevention, Vaccine, History and Causes on Medicine... - 0 views

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  • Cholera is most likely to be found and spread in places with inadequate water treatment, poor sanitation, and inadequate hygiene
  • Shellfish eaten raw have been a source of cholera
  • The disease is not likely to spread directly from one person to another; therefore, casual contact with an infected person is not a risk for becoming ill.
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