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Why is cholera being a major problem? Even though much is known about the disease? What are the factors which are being neglected?
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The principal factor in cholera *prevention* is sanitation, especially protection of the community food and water supply from fecal contamination. Vibrio cholerae, the cholera bacterium, lives and multiplies in the human intestine as well as in aquatic environments. As population density increases, contamination of food and water becomes an increasing problem unless active measures are taken in the form of wastewater management and/or reliable sources of uncontaminated water.
The principal factor in cholera *treatment* is hydration. Cholera patients can lose gallons of water and electrolytes per day, and the disease can progress from symptom-free to death in a matter of hours. Fortunately, aggressive fluid and electrolyte replacement is highly effective, reducing the death rate by up to 90%. Adding glucose to the fluid allows it to be given orally in most cases instead of intravenously; sterile conditions are not required, and rehydration could even be done at home, although it may take many gallons of fluid replacement over several days while the patient's immune system fights the infection.
Education has its limits. Teaching people about fluid and electrolyte replacement can save the lives of cholera victims, but teaching them about proper sanitation doesn't put toilets in their homes or provide a source of clean water.
The principal factor in cholera *treatment* is hydration. Cholera patients can lose gallons of water and electrolytes per day, and the disease can progress from symptom-free to death in a matter of hours. Fortunately, aggressive fluid and electrolyte replacement is highly effective, reducing the death rate by up to 90%. Adding glucose to the fluid allows it to be given orally in most cases instead of intravenously; sterile conditions are not required, and rehydration could even be done at home, although it may take many gallons of fluid replacement over several days while the patient's immune system fights the infection.
Education has its limits. Teaching people about fluid and electrolyte replacement can save the lives of cholera victims, but teaching them about proper sanitation doesn't put toilets in their homes or provide a source of clean water.
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http://www.who.int/topics/cholera/about/en/index.html
http://www.textbookofbacteriology.net/cholera.html
http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow/broadstreetpump.html
http://www.who.int/topics/cholera/about/en/index.html
http://www.textbookofbacteriology.net/cholera.html
http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow/broadstreetpump.html
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voted helpful: socalsue
well that is the problem there is never a proper solution found, anyways i got this article regrading cholera on http://www.timeswellness.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=1&contentid=2009081520090814150916312d7b821c8§xslt=body&display=10
here you can have a look
here you can have a look
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