An acute infectious disease caused by the gram-negative bacterium Vibrio cholerae
Characterized by severe diarrhea with extreme fluid and electrolyte depletion, vomiting, muscle cramp...
History of travel to endemic area and exposure to contaminated food/water source
Abrupt onset of explosive, painless watery diarrhea (“rice-water stools”) without tenesmus
Abdominal dis...
Primary goal is to replenish fluid losses. With proper treatment, fatality rates are <1%.
Two phases of rehydration: initial and maintenance (4)[C]
Evaluate initial level of dehydration (...
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A00.9 Cholera, unspecified
A00.0 Cholera due to Vibrio cholerae 01, biovar cholerae
A00.1 Cholera due to Vibrio cholerae 01, biovar eltor
001.9 Cholera, unspecified
001.0 Cholera due to vib...
Personal (food and water selection/preparation; hand hygiene) and public sanitation are the keys to cholera prevention.
The current cholera vaccine is not indicated to prevent routine t...
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