Cholera
CHOLERA OVERVIEW It is a infectious disease so we just be treated with Antibacterial drugs are beneficial in those with severe disease to shorten its duration and severity. INCIDIENCE Worldwide, it affects 3–5 million people and causes 100,000–130,000 deaths a year as of 2010. New launching Cholera was one of the earliest infections to be studied by epidemiological methods. DIAGNOSIS A rapid dipstick test is available to determine the presence of V. cholerae. In those samples that test positive, further testing should be done to determine antibiotic resistance. In epidemic situations, a clinical diagnosis may be made by taking a patient history and doing a brief examination. Treatment is usually started without or before confirmation by laboratory analysis. Stool and swab samples collected in the acute stage of the disease, before antibiotics have been administered, are the most useful specimens for labor...