PPT-Vibrio cholera The Microbiology Laboratory

By Laura Ramirez Travelling in India Fulfilling a long held travel dream Robert has taken six months off work and is making his way through India taking in the sights experiencing local festivals and making time to get to know the people He is cautious in his hygiene eating and drinking habits but despite this he contracts a diarrhea with voluminous outpouring of fluid accompanied by vomiting He suspects cholera and with the help of a fellow traveler gets himself to a local hospital where a stool sample is examined and his presumptive diagnosis is confirmed He stocks up on appropriate fluids and stays put at the hostel he has booked into for a few days experiencing some minor leg cramping along with the diarrhea His curiosity about his illness has him reading up on the organisms when he returns to North America and he is left wondering what serotype of Vibrio cholerae he might have contracted should he have been prescribed antibiotics was there anything more he could have done to prevent contracting the organism and might he now be a carrier. 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 cholerae. . update. Dr.T.V.Rao MD. Dr.T.V.Rao MD. 1. Cholera affects Millions. CHOLERA AFFECTS millions, in endemic areas and causes thousands of deaths especially during seasonal epidemics. Robert Koch, the famous microbiologist of Germany, discovered Vibrio cholerae, the causative organism. Because of its characteristic shape he originally referred to it as comma bacilli. Nearly 7-8 epidemics caused by the pathogen `Vibrio cholerae affected different parts of the world.. 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). Filomena. . Dardani. . and Miranda . Venhuda. Cholera. Poor Living Conditions. Background of Cholera. Was first . described in 1854 in Italy by Filippo . Pacini. V. . cholerae. . was also characterized by Robert Koch. /. . 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. Assistant Professor. Department of Microbiology. AIIMS Rishikesh. Learning objectives. At the end of the session, students should be able to. Describe morphology and antigens. Describe Pathogenesis & Clinical features. basis of diseases with bioinformatics tools for students in different stages of training: problem space for cholera. . Nancy . Boury. Anya . Goodman. Jose . Monterrubio. . Srebrenka. . Robic. Liz Ryder . University of . Mustanisiriya. College of Medicine. Department of Microbiology . Third stage . The Vibrio . There are more than 35 species recognized for the genus vibrio, only 12 of them are responsible for human infection (gastrointestinal and extra-intestinal infections).. Vibrio. is derived from the characteristic vibratory motility. In fact Koch initially named his isolates as the comma bacillus. The family . vibirionaceace. include three genera . :. Vibrio. , . Aeromonas. 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 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 . Presented by. Kavisha K Patidar . Assistant Professor. Department of . Microbiology. Deogiri College, Aurangabad. V. ibrio. . cholerae. Unit-2. Kavisha. K. . Patidar. Deogiri college . aurangabad. Paper XII. Dr Ali Abdulwahid . University of . Mustanisiriya. College of Medicine. Department of Microbiology . Third stage . The Vibrio . There are more than 35 species recognized for the genus vibrio, only 12 of them are responsible for human infection (gastrointestinal and extra-intestinal infections)..