PPT-Cholera: Quick Facts

Cholera is a Bacterial Disease Cholera About 75 of infected never develop symptoms Diarrhea Dehydration Symptoms Cholera Two kinds or oral vaccines Wholecell killed vaccines Oral rehydration salts. The bacterium secretes toxin cholera toxin CT which causes severe 64258uid loss from the body into the digestive tract leading to dehydration and ultimately death by diarrhoea V cholerae has caused seven worldwide disease outbreaks or pandemics sinc The bacteria is typically found in water environments such as freshwater lakes and rivers Cholera is usually transmitted to people or animals through contaminated water sourc es Contamination comes from fecal material from infected individuals Chole Source: Country reports. Legend: Y = yes, N = no, C = case based, · = no report, ASR: age-standardised rate. Suggested citation: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Annual epidemiological report 2015. . Dr. Ravi Kant . Assistant Professor,. Department of . medicine . Definition. Cholera is an acute diarrheal disease that can, in a matter of hours, result in profound, rapidly progressive dehydration and death.. /. . The earthquake in Haiti in 2010 strained the already limited water sanitation systems. http://spring2013env3400haiti.wordpress.com/2013/04/03/49/. . UN peacekeepers from Nepal brought cholera to Haiti. The Basics. Infection Cause . Cholera is an acute epidemic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio . cholerae. . A soluble toxin elaborated in the intestinal tract by the bacterium activates the . CHOLERA. Cholera is a serious disease affecting both children and adults. . It is caused by eating or drinking food or water that is contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.. It . is an acute secretory diarrheal illness caused . Poor sanitation. Houses lack basic facilities . Lack of clean water. Crowded living conditions. Inadequate sewage system. What is cholera and how do the symptoms arise?. Cholera. Cholera bacteria are ingested by humans through faecal contaminated food or water.. Three major outbreaks reported between 1992 and 1997. Worst hit then was Northern Nigeria. CFR was 5.3-13% across all age groups . In the last quarter of 2009, it was speculated that more than 260 people died of cholera in four Northern states with over 96 people in Maiduguri, . Tognotti E. Lessons from the History of Quarantine, from Plague to Influenza A. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013;19(2):254-259. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1902.120312. Maureen . Khambira. Cholera IM Consultant . UNICEF ESARO. Cholera IM System. An information management system in the context of a cholera outbreak involves the collection, processing, analysis and dissemination of information. Gad Mohamed. Professor of Epidemiology. College of Medicine & KKUH . Greek word for the gutter of a roof, comparing the deluge of water following a rainstorm to that of the anus of an infected person . Piarroux R, Barrais R, Faucher B, Haus R, Piarroux M, Gaudart J, et al. Understanding the Cholera Epidemic, Haiti. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011;17(7):1161-1168. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1707.110059. . Dr. Anil Kumar. Asst. Professor Dept. of VCC. BVC, Patna. Fowl . Cholera. (Avian . pasteurellosis. /Avian cholera/Avian .