PPT-Cholera

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 35 million cholera cases currently with 120000 deaths each year WHO 2013. 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 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 / . /. . 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. Kym . Watson, Fraunhofer IOSB, . Germany. EO2HEAVEN Coordinator . GEO X, EU Side Event. Geneva, Switzerland, 14.01.2014. Project Facts . and. . Figures. EO2HEAVEN: . Earth Observation and . ENVironmental. 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. 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 . 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.. 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 . 29 September 2022. Presented by:. Dr. Betty Lanyero. Technical officer, Nutrition, WHO, Ethiopia . Situation overview – Cholera outbreak, Bale zone as of 25 September 2022 . Precautions when managing cholera in children with severe acute malnutrition . 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. 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 .