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Cholera (Questions (When does the diarrhoea end?, What has already been…
Cholera
Questions
When does the diarrhoea end?
What has already been done to stop cholera?
What are prevention methods?
What is a FEASIBLE idea that will effectively stop cholera?
Exactly how dangerous is cholera?
Possible Implications
Medical fees
FEES
Health improvements
Stronger working population
More development and more GDP
Information about the disease
Infectious
water contaminated with a bacterium: vibrio cholerae
vibrio cholerae is found in feces from an infected person
Sometimes lethal
Problem
Cholera causes death
slows production rates
highly infectious in areas with no sewage treatment or drinking water
It spreads
contaminated water sources
Vegetables grown with WATER containing human waste
raw or undercooked fish and seafood caught in waters polluted with sewage
Possible solutions
Oral rehydration salts (ORS)
Infrastructure: build sewage system
separate drinking water with toilet