PPT-Cholera Presentation

You will complete a Power Point presentation on CHOLERA Use each section below to help you organize you information Use the information that you gathered to create your presentation Doctor Define cholera. 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 BioQUEST. 2012. Case Study Format. Learning Objectives. Resources. Data Analysis & Visualization. Tools. Statistics. Assessment. Module Design. In this module, students will:. (1) investigate the natural history of . By: Nadia Nagy. What is Cholera?. Cholera is . a diarrheal . infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium . Vibrio . cholerae. . Bhujel. 2013. 3-5 million cholera cases currently with ~120,000 deaths each year (WHO 2013). Carime. Gordon. Alexandria Henry. Andrew Hendrix . Jordon Garman. Cholera Overview. Acute. , diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with the bacterium Vibrio . cholera.. Usually . found in . /. . 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. Cholera is an acute infection of the small intestine. Cholera is an acute infection of the small intestine. Extreme dehydration. Cholera is an acute infection of the small intestine. Extreme dehydration. Dr . Sam Kanyili . Mathiu. Chief . Medical . Officer. UN Joint Medical Services UNIPSIL, Sierra . Leone. What is Cholera?. Acute intestinal infection caused by . a bacterium called . Vibrio cholerae. 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 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 . DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY TESTS. a) Specimens:- specimens from culture consist of mucus flecks from stool.. b) Smears:- Dark field or phase contrast microscopy may show the rapidly motile vibrios.. 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, . Surveill ance – Laboratory Working Group For more information please contact the GTFCC Secretariat: GTFCCsecretariat@who.int 1 Interim Technical Note Introduction of DNA - based identification an 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. Module 9: Epidemiology. Obj. 9.1: . . Identify the scientific thinking John Snow used to identify the source of the famous cholera epidemic.. Do Now. Your name is John Snow and you are a “disease detective” in the year 1854. Cholera, a disease that causes watery diarrhea and vomiting and can lead to dehydration and death, has suddenly descended upon London and is causing widespread panic. Most people believe in the .