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MODE OF TRANSMISSION
Cholera is spread by contaminated
water and food rather than direct personto-person spread.
Ingestion of food or water contaminated
with feces or vomitus of cases or carrier/
Consumption of raw or improperly
cooked seafood.
Other foods harvested from estuarine
water or seawater.
INCUBATION PERIOD
PERIOD OF COMMUNICABILITY
For
2) Blood group
Cholera occurs more often in person with
blood type O.
The mechanisms are not clearly understood.
Those people are twice as likely to develop
cholera as are people with other blood types.
cholera.
People who acquire antibodies by early
adulthood.
However, previous exposure does not
confer immunity against future
infection.
TREATMENT
Intravenous
fluids
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PREVENTION STRATEGIES
Traveller education
consult with a travel clinic regarding
occurrence of cholera & vaccination
recommendation.
avoid eating raw oysters & undercooked
shellfish and fish.
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Vaccination
Two types of oral vaccines:
WC-rBS (Dukoral) - killed whole cells of V.
cholerae O1 plus additional recombinant
Cholera Toxin B subunit (CTB).
BivWC (Shanchol & mORCVAX) killed whole
cells V. cholerae O139 without CTB.
Both are given in 2 doses, 1-6 weeks apart.
Only 2 years protection.
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REFERENCES