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Cholera

Cholera. Hee -Jin Park. http://static.flickr.com/17/103329925_37fb10e065.jpg. What is Cholera?. Cholera is a disease caused by the bacteria Vibrio cholerae. Vibrio Cholerae is the infectious agent.

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Cholera

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  1. Cholera Hee-Jin Park http://static.flickr.com/17/103329925_37fb10e065.jpg

  2. What is Cholera? • Cholera is a disease caused by the bacteria Vibrio cholerae.

  3. Vibrio Cholerae is the infectious agent. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic-art/114078/74724/Vibrio-cholerae-the-bacterium-that-causes-cholera-shown-in-a

  4. But how does it enter our system?

  5. This is the problem.

  6. As you might have guessed, contaminated water won't do you any good. http://www.faqs.org/nutrition/images/nwaz_02_img0227.jpg http://www.polarbeardip.ca/images/watergirlHoldingPail3.jpg

  7. In peri-urban slums like this one, the disease is especially widespread. http://www.spaceandculture.org/uploaded_images/slums2-788220.jpg

  8. Natural/manmade disasters make it worse. http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/wp-content/K_0261A.jpg

  9. Ganges Delta is the original reservoir. http://www.bishoppeakgroup.net/Landscape%20Images/Sikkim/sikkim%203__0402%201000%20pixels.jpg

  10. Later on, John Snow becomes the key figure. People got sick after drinking from the pump… http://www.medicalecology.org/water/cholera/cholera.htm

  11. Later on, John Snow becomes the key figure. Hmm…. So what can be the cause? http://www.medicalecology.org/water/cholera/cholera.htm

  12. Later on, John Snow becomes the key figure. http://www.itraveluk.co.uk/photos/data/685/medium/old-drinking-water-pump.jpg http://www.medicalecology.org/water/cholera/cholera.htm

  13. Later on, John Snow becomes the key figure. + http://www.itraveluk.co.uk/photos/data/685/medium/old-drinking-water-pump.jpg http://www.medicalecology.org/water/cholera/cholera.htm

  14. Later on, John Snow becomes the key figure. + = http://learningoasis.org/mrmc/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/9362969.jpg http://www.itraveluk.co.uk/photos/data/685/medium/old-drinking-water-pump.jpg http://www.medicalecology.org/water/cholera/cholera.htm

  15. Cholera toxin is really what makes you sick. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Cholera_Toxin.png/300px-Cholera_Toxin.png

  16. What are the symptoms?

  17. What are the symptoms? http://kirstyne.wordpress.com/2007/09/29/if-youve-never-heard-of-cholera-be-thankful-that-you-have-clean-water/

  18. What are the symptoms? Diarrhea http://kirstyne.wordpress.com/2007/09/29/if-youve-never-heard-of-cholera-be-thankful-that-you-have-clean-water/

  19. What are the symptoms? Diarrhea http://kirstyne.wordpress.com/2007/09/29/if-youve-never-heard-of-cholera-be-thankful-that-you-have-clean-water/

  20. What are the symptoms? Diarrhea Dehydration http://kirstyne.wordpress.com/2007/09/29/if-youve-never-heard-of-cholera-be-thankful-that-you-have-clean-water/

  21. Oral rehydration therapy makes treatment simple. http://kirstyne.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/image19.gif

  22. It can't be any simpler than this. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Cholera_rehydration_nurses.jpg

  23. Oral cholera vaccine for prevention? http://www.icddrb.org/images/dukoral_425.jpg http://vabiotechvn.com/upload/de/vacxinta.jpg

  24. And as of recently… http://gamapserver.who.int/mapLibrary/Files/Maps/World_CholeraCFR(WER)_CUM2007_colour.png

  25. If you haven’t heard of cholera, be thankful for clean water.

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