PPT-Cholera Nycole Cheatham

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 . 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 / . 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. 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). 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. 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. 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 . 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. 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 .