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Cholera

Published on Nov 18, 2015

Cholera by C Douglas

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Cholera

By: Casey DOuglas

Causes of the disease

  • Dirty sewage water combining with drinking water
  • Dirty sewage water combining with drinking water
  • with an infected victim's feces
  • Water or food that has came in contact with an infected victim's feces
  • Poor hygeine and cleanliness
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Signs/Symptoms

  • Liquidy diarrhea
  • Vommiting
  • Cramps (leg cramps)
Photo by Tc Morgan

Ways to Prevent

  • Practice good hygeine
  • Water quality
  • Waste Management
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Effects the Human Body

  • Body 
  • Body temperature decreases
  • Victim appears smaller
  • Muscle pain
  • Dehydration
Photo by Rob Swatski

How Have Doctors CUred

  • It was common during the Industrial Revolution
  • It was common during the Industrial Revolution
  • Its not as common now b, but there is no cures
  • Not as common now because of water/sewage treatment, but there is no cure
  • There is no vaccine but can be prevented by good sanitation and hygeine

Death rate

  • About 4 million diagnosis a year
  • More than 100,000 deaths a year
Photo by Werner Kunz