Archive for the ‘Cholera’ Category Cholera is an intestinal
infection that is manifested by diarrhea, vomiting and cramps.
Fluid loss from diarrhea and vomiting leads to dehydration which
can lead to death. The infection is caused by a bacterium called
Vibrio cholerae, found in dirty water or food washed down with
water “black”. The classic transmission mechanism is the anus-
mouth cycle, defined as the output of the infectious agent with
the feces and ingestion, usually through contaminated hands of
the mother or child. Another frequent mode of transmission is
ingestion of food or water, other beverages or ice, not
subjected to any purification process. The disease occurs as
outbreaks and given its greater exposure to contaminated food or
drinking beverages outside the home, initially strikes more
adults than children, the youngest, who may be infected within
the household to be in contact with some infected adult, who may
not have diarrhea but still eliminates the microbe in their
stool. Therefore, to preven