Cholera Symptoms

Signs and symptoms
... Most people exposed to cholera don''t become ill and never know they''ve been infected. Yet because they shed the bacteria in their stool for seven to 14 days, they still have the potential to infect ...

Causes
... Mid-19th-century London was hardly the stuff of Masterpiece Theater. The air was filthy, the streets streamed with waste and animal droppings, and underneath it all was a foul system of cesspits and d...

Cholera Prevention

Prevention
... All recent cholera outbreaks in the United States have been traced to raw or undercooked shellfish. The best advice for prevention is to avoid raw oysters and shrimp and to make certain that sushi or ...

Cholera Treatment

Complications
... Cholera can quickly become fatal. In the most severe cases, the rapid loss of large amounts of fluids and electrolytes can lead to death within two to three hours. In less extreme situations, people w...

Treatment
... The World Health Organization (WHO) has established guidelines for treating cholera that can be used in the most severe cases and circumstances. The goal is to replace fluids and electrolytes lost thr...

Cholera Other

Overview
... Cholera is a severe diarrheal illness that spreads through contaminated water. Left untreated, it can cause death in a matter of hours. Modern sewage and water treatment facilities have virtually elim...

Cholera
... Cholera is an acute intestinal infection caused by toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O-group 1 or O-group 139. The infection is often mild and self-limited or subclinical. Patients with severe cases respond d...