Cholera: The Waterborne Disease

By : Nicholas

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What is Cholera Vibrio Cholerae What causes it Symptoms Where is it found Vaccines How can we help John Snow

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

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

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

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

SymptomsThe symptoms are: Diarrhea/Rice Water Vomiting Cramps Nausea Dehydration Death Headache

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

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

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

Wash your hands before serving or eating food

Avoid raw food

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

Produce companies in our area secure their water by making barriers like ditches, berms and fencing so the water does not get contaminated

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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