Cholera facts

What is Cholera? Cholera is a serious disease that is infectious and is caused by Vibrio Cholerae bacteria. It affects the intestinal system of the body. Someone who is infected with this disease experiences severe vomiting, diarrhea, and severe dehydration.

Result of Cholera: Without medical treatment, people infected with Cholera can result in death within four to twelve hours after the symptoms begin.

How is it spread? Cholera is contagious and is spread through human contact. Some people are infected by Cholera by eating undercooked meat and shellfish.

Treatment: Cholera can be treated with fluids and antibiotics. In some poorer areas, where antibiotics are not available for everyone, a mixture of water and glucose for dehydration is helpful. Cholera can sometimes resolve itself after a period of time.

Dangers of Cholera? The dangers of Cholera are that it spreads easily among a group of people. This is because people experience human contact on a day to day basis. Another danger is that Cholera causes extreme dehydration and in areas where water is not a surplus liquid, many people can not get enough and die.

Where is this disease common? Cholera is common in unsanitary living conditions because of the poverty and lack of resources, like water. Cholera is not common in developed countries because of the medical treatment that is available, regulated health standards, clean/sanitary water, and the fact that developed countries have effective sewage systems.
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The reason as to why  i am talking about Cholera is because this disease has come to Haiti and is spreading among a lot of the population there.