Germs, Cholera
 Cholera
is a major public health problem in developing countries, also causing
enormous economic losses. The disease is caused by the bacterium Vibrio
cholerae.
In addition to water, contaminated foods can be the vehicle of infection.
Different foods, including rice, vegetables, millet gruel and various types
of seafood have been implicated in outbreaks of cholera.
Symptoms, including abdominal pain, vomiting and profuse watery
diarrhoea, may lead to severe dehydration and possibly death, unless fluid
and salt are replaced.
A person may get cholera by drinking water or eating food contaminated
with the cholera bacterium.
In an epidemic, the source of the contamination
is usually the feces of an infected person. The disease can spread rapidly
in areas with inadequate treatment of sewage and drinking water.
The cholera bacterium may also live in the environment in brackish rivers
and coastal waters.
Germs
Campylobacter
Salmonella E.coli
Clostridium Listeria
Staphylococcus Bacillus Cereus
Giardiasis Botulism
Calicivirus Cholera
Probiotics
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