Question
Write the causes symptoms and control to cholera.
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Answer
Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
Symptoms :
Symptoms :
- profuse watery diarrhea, sometimes described as "rice - water stools".
- vomiting
- thirst
- leg cramps
- restlessness of irritability.
Control : Provision of safe water and sanitation is critical to prevent and control the transmission of cholera and other waterborne disease. Oral cholera vaccines should be used in conjunction with improvements in water and sanitation to control cholera outbreaks and for prevention in areas known to be high risk for cholera.
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