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3 days ago · Cholera (/ ˈ k ɒ l ər ə /) is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Symptoms may range from none, to mild, to severe. The classic symptom is large amounts of watery diarrhea lasting a few days. Vomiting and muscle cramps may also occur.
2 days ago · May 28, 2024. The World Health Organization reports there were 473 000 cases of cholera — an acute diarrheal disease that can kill within hours if untreated — in 2022. That is double the number from 2021, and it is estimated to have almost doubled again in 2023, now up to 700,000 cases. Currently, 23 countries are reporting cholera ...
2 days ago · New measures to tackle the global cholera surge. The rollout of rapid diagnostic tests and a new vaccine offer some promise in the fight against the growing number of cholera outbreaks worldwide. Cholera is both treatable and preventable, and decades of progress against the disease had raised hope in 2017 that cholera could be eliminated in ...
2 days ago · As cholera may be confused with other diarrheal diseases, severe cholera, also called cholera gravis, stands out with its characteristic profound and rapid loss of fluids, which typically has a fishy odor. Fluid loss may reach as high as one liter per hour in adult patients and 20 ml/kg/hour in children ( 41 ).
3 days ago · The World Health Organization calls cholera a disease of poverty, as it thrives where there is poor sanitation and a lack of clean water. Africa has had eight times as many deaths this year...
4 days ago · Cholera shouldn't be killing anyone. the disease is easily treated and easily prevented — and the vaccines are relatively simple to produce. That didn't help Banda’s son, Ndanji. When he fell sick with diarrhea, he was treated with an oral rehydration solution at a clinic and released. he slipped back into dehydration that night at home.
4 days ago · 2.1 Classification of communicable diseases. Communicable diseases can be classified in different ways into groups with similar characteristics. Classification will help you to select and apply appropriate prevention and control measures that are common to a class of communicable diseases.
