PPT-Epidemiology of Cholera Ashry

Gad Mohamed Professor of Epidemiology College of Medicine amp 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 . 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 Epidemiology and data handling . exercise. - With answer key . &. answers animated in slideshow-. Adapted for. A level biology students. By. . Severa. von . Wentzel. & . Mary Doherty . Doctors Without Borders / . 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 . Epidemiology and data handling . exercise. - . Without . answer key -. Adapted for. A level biology students. By. . Severa. von . Wentzel. & . Mary Doherty . Doctors Without Borders / . Medecins. /. . 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 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 . 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 . 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, . Cholera, a waterborne bacterial disease, infects millions of people each year, leading to thousands of deaths. Predicting favorable conditions for cholera infection relies on identifying areas of above average temperatures and rainfall, poor water infrastructures and changes in land use. To tackle this problem, scientists . . Alkhaldi. Community Medicine 2015/ 1016. Faculty of Medicine, The University of Jordan. 2. Definitions…. Public health. The science & art of . . P. reventing disease, . prolonging life, . 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 . WASH Advisor Meeting . Geneva 2017. Global Cholera Burden. Updated Global Burden of Cholera in Endemic Counters Ali . etl. There are an estimated . 2.86 million . cases of cholera annually in endemic countries. Spatial distribution of the burden of cholera in endemic countries are shown in  Countries with estimates of more than 100,000 cases annually include: . 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 .