Cholera is a bacterial disease caused by Vibrio cholerae found in contaminated water or food. It causes severe diarrhea that can lead to dehydration and death if untreated. The disease is spread through ingestion of food or water contaminated with feces of an infected person. It is found in parts of Asia, Africa, Haiti and Peru where sanitation is poor. John Snow's study of a 1854 cholera outbreak in London helped discover contaminated water was the source. There are two vaccines available in some countries but none recommended in the US. Prevention focuses on proper sanitation, handwashing and drinking treated water.
2. Table of contents
What is Cholera
VibrioCholerae
What causes it
Symptoms
Where is it found
Vaccines
How can we help
John Snow
3. What is Cholera
It is found in unsanitized water or water
contaminated by feces
Found by John Snow
Causes severe symptoms
Caused by a bacteria called Vibrio
Cholerae
It is a waterborne disease
Only 2 vaccines
4. What is Cholera
Cholera had a major outbreak in Haiti
since a tsunami in 2010
It is found in Asia, Africa, Haiti and Peru
649,449 cases have been detected in Haiti
and 8,057 deaths
5. Vibrio Cholerae
V.Cholerae is what causes cholera
It has the ability to be immune to any habitat
It used to be called V.Comma because of it’s
comma shape
This bacteria can’t be killed by chlorine
The bacteria can duplicate itself
It is not contagious
This bacteria was found by Robert Koch
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7. What causes it
it is caused by unsanitized water or water
contaminated by feces
It is mostly found in places that have poor
sanitation
It is also caused by us throwing trash in
the ocean
The bacteria that causes the disease is
V.cholerae
11. Where is it found
It is found in Asia, Africa, Haiti and Peru
It is found there because of poor
sanitization
It is also found there because waste has
contaminated the water
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13. Vaccines
There are no vaccines in The United
States of America
There are only 2 vaccines in the world
and they are in called Doctoral and
Shanchol which are available only in
Vietnam
None of the vaccine are recommended
The vaccines cant destroy the V.Cholerae
however ,it can hold it off for 6 months
14. Protecting your self
Make sure the
water you use is
safe
If you are traveling
make sure your
water is treated
Wash your hands
often
15. Wash your hands before serving or eating
food
Avoid raw food
16. How can we help
We can help by not letting are waste
water go to the ocean
Educating other (boil water)
The HIV group is helping people in Africa
by making cholera protection kits
Over 400 people were saved by the
protection kit
17. Produce companies in our area secure
their water by making barriers like ditches,
berms and fencing so the water does not
get contaminated
18. John Snow
Pro.John Snow is a
British chemist
He found out that most
the people that got sick
were next to a water
pump
His theory was that the
water from the pump was
contaminated with feces
He got this theory from a
map that showed where
the people got sick
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