Cholera

Question 1

Cholera is waterborne

Answer 1

infection

Question 2

Cholera s/s

Answer 2

severe diarrhea, blood thickens, shock, coma, death

Question 3

Cholera untreated death %

Answer 3

70%

Question 4

cholera toxin causes

Answer 4

adenylate cyclase always activated, ion out of cells, more na+ ions outside than in, body starts pulling water from cells, replenished from bloodstream massive blood loss

Question 5

Cholera treatment

Answer 5

replace water ions

Question 6

Cholera antibiotics are

Answer 6

little help, since toxin does the damage

Question 7

Cholera prevention

Answer 7

clean water, proper sanitation, vaccine (not US)