Cholera
Cholera Treatment and Recomendations
Treatment of cholera is to replace fluid, electrolytes and glucose, the oral route has proven to be generally sufficient, so it is necessary in most cases parenteral hydration.
It is important to maintain good hydration and adequately replace sodium bicarbonate and potassium chloride. Under this regime, virtually all the cholera patients are being saved. Antimicrobials such as tetracycline, chloramphenicol and furazolidone and other factors can shorten the illness and lessen the severity of the symptoms but will never be substitutes for hydration and electrolyte and glucose management.
Overall the development is satisfactory if the patient receives timely treatment based on hydration, with this evolution tends toward resolving the infectious process in the term of 4 to 7 days without any complication.
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Prevention Of Cholera
>Cholera is transmitted through contaminated water and food and rarely through contact with infected or sick people unless is lacking basic hygiene measures such as washing hands after toilet and before eating. Health measures such as control and storage of water and food under sanitary conditions are more than sufficient to avoid occurrence of such outbreaks and provide the necessary information to the public about methods of transmission and hygiene measures to avoid contagion.
The excreta of carriers and patients should be managed properly to avoid further spread of the organism. For those who come into contact with carriers of Vibrio cholerae some researchers suggest taking tetracycline 1g every 24 hours for five days. The use of vibrios killed vaccine gives partial protection and limited situation has conditioned its inefficiency to limit outbreaks of one country to another.