Treatment for Cholera
Treatment of cholera involves fluid and electrolyte replacement, and antibiotic treatment.
Infection of cholera can be adequately treated by fluid and electrolyte replacement with oral rehydration salts (
In severe cases, an effective antibiotic treatment can reduce the volume and duration of diarrhea and the period of V. cholerae excretion.
Tetracycline is the antibiotic usually given, but resistance to
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In Zimbabwe the National Water Authority is failing to supply water to large parts of the urban areas. This has resulted in residences drawing on Boerhole Water and others purchasing from borehole owners. My question is what is the risk of being infected by the Cholera Bacteria especially in schools who use the water to wash with but not to drink?
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