Cholera by OlaEvvyAnna

What Is Cholera?

scienceCMS — 2015-02-09 15:48:50 UTC

Cholera is a bacterial disease that one can get from drinking or eating something contaminated with feces . Cholera is mostly found in places where fresh water is not commonly available, like Africa, Southern America, and southern Asia. Cholera is rarely found the US.

Symptoms Of Cholera

scienceCMS — 2015-02-09 15:53:41 UTC

Symptoms of Cholera include:

watery diarrhea
intence vomiting
leg cramps
general discomfort
dehydration
rapid heartbeat
low blood pressure
Headache
Abdominal cramps
High Tempatures

How To Prevent Cholera

scienceCMS — 2015-02-09 15:55:00 UTC

-Boil water and let it cool down before you drink it (this kills the bad bacteria)

-Buy bottled, purified water

-Drink clean water

-Get the vaccine

-Wash your hands

-Personal hygiene is very important

-Eat well-cooked food

Is There A Cure?

scienceCMS — 2015-02-09 15:55:16 UTC

Yes, cholera has a cure. If you get cholera, the disease will eventually cause major and deadly dehydration, so it must be treated right away. Most effective cure of cholera:

Rehydration Therapy
Antibiotics (if needed)
Salt
Coconut water

Is It Serious?

scienceCMS — 2015-02-10 15:16:46 UTC

Cholera is a very serious disease, most people don't even know they have it until the disease has gotten very bad.

Cholera can affect anyone of any age. The elderly and children are most affected.

What To Do If You Have Cholera

scienceCMS — 2015-02-10 15:35:29 UTC

If you have Cholera then you are in harms way, and you should see a doctor. See a doctor as soon as you get any of the symptoms. Cholera can be fatal in a matter of hours if not treated. Sometimes, you need to be put into isolation.

How Cholera Spreds

scienceCMS — 2015-02-10 15:41:30 UTC

Cholera spreads through water that is dirty. It also may have feces in it. Who ever drinks it will be contaminated.

What Happens To The Cell?

scienceCMS — 2015-02-10 15:57:58 UTC

The cholera bacteria enters the small intestine they release a toxin and bind to the cell hijacking the cell. This causes the flow of fluids to reverse which causes your body to have severe diarrhea.

What System Cholera Effects

scienceCMS — 2015-02-11 15:28:16 UTC

Cholera hurts the immune system and the digestive system, so you can't processes your food as easily. It makes you lose water rapidly through intense diarrhea and vomiting.

History of Cholera

scienceCMS — 2015-02-11 15:29:02 UTC

The first outbreak of cholera was in India, years 1817-1824. Cholera was a mysterious killer back then, and it wasn't really "discovered" until Filippo Pacini in 1854, but he didn't actually gain credit for discovering it until 82 years after his death. He was finally acknowledged in 1965.

Intresting Facts

scienceCMS — 2015-02-12 15:34:41 UTC

Vibrio Cholerae is the scientific name of the Cholera disease, it was named for its comma-like shape
Cholera can kill in hours if left untreated.
There are 100 000–120 000 deaths due to cholera every year
Up to 80% of cases can be successfully treated with oral rehydration salts
About 75% of people infected with Vibrio cholerae do not develop any symptoms until it is too late
Cholera is a preventable disease provided that safe water and proper sanitation are made available.
Safe and effective oral cholera vaccines are now part of the cholera control package

What Cholera Does to Your Cells

scienceCMS — 2015-02-12 15:37:58 UTC

Cholera turns on HCO3 , which can harm the body. The cells try to fight it off but sometimes your cells aren't strong enough. The picture below is Vibrio Cholerae which is the name of the cholera disease.

Cell Structure And Function

scienceCMS — 2015-02-13 15:19:29 UTC

Cholera has toxins that affect your cells which hijacks the flow of fluids causing the body to lose water and other fluids through diareah, vomiting, and dehydration.

What Cholera Does To Your Body

scienceCMS — 2015-02-13 15:23:37 UTC

Major Dehydration
Diarrhea
Discomfort
Death
Cramps

How Your Immune System Fights Off The Desease

scienceCMS — 2015-02-13 15:32:59 UTC

Your immune system send the white blood cells, which can ingestedand destroy pathogens. Lymph nodes will enlarge when fighting off this infection and can cause inflammation. The Pathogen is the microorganism that causes the infectious desease.

What Happens To Your Body System When You Are Infected

scienceCMS — 2015-02-13 15:42:44 UTC

Cholera mainly affects your digestive system, and without the digestive system it can't make the energy for the other systems to work. The digestive system can't make the energy for the immune system to fight off the disease.

How Groups Of Cells Make Up Interacting Systems

scienceCMS — 2015-02-13 15:50:42 UTC

The cells enlarge which would make them group tighter together which can help fight off the disease. These cells can group together to make fighting off the disease easier.

The impact these microbes have on our body

scienceCMS — 2015-02-13 15:51:17 UTC

outbreaks of cholera caused at least 48,000 cases and 23,800 deaths

Works Cited

scienceCMS — 2015-03-23 14:26:25 UTC

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filippo_Pacini