Cholera - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年9月4日 · Cholera is an extremely virulent disease transmitted through the ingestion of contaminated food or water (2). Cholera can cause severe acute watery diarrhoea and the severe forms of the disease can kill within hours if left untreated. Most people infected with V. cholerae do not develop any symptoms, although the bacteria are present in their ...
Cholera - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年9月23日 · Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Cholera remains a global threat to public health and an indicator of inequity and lack of social development. Researchers have estimated that every year, there are 1.3 to 4.0 million cases, and 21 000 to 143 000 deaths ...
Cholera – Global situation - World Health Organization (WHO)
2022年11月30日 · Cholera is an acute diarrheal infection characterized, in its severe form, by extreme watery diarrhea and potentially fatal dehydration. It is caused by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. It has a short incubation period, ranging between two hours and five days.
Cólera - World Health Organization (WHO)
La mayoría de las personas infectadas por V. cholerae no presentan síntomas; sin embargo, la bacteria está presente en sus heces durante los 1 a 10 días siguientes a la infección y vuelve al medio ambiente, con el consiguiente riesgo de infección de otras personas. La mayoría de los casos sintomáticos tienen síntomas leves o moderados.
Acute watery diarrhoea and cholera - World Health Organization …
Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Cholera remains a global threat to public health and an indicator of inequity and lack of social development. Researchers have estimated that every year, there are 1.3 to 4.0 million cases, and 21 000 to 143 000 deaths ...
Cholera - World Health Organization (WHO)
2021年2月5日 · Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease that can kill within hours if left untreated. Cholera is an acute infection of the gut, caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae O1 or O139. Infection can lead to profuse watery diarrhoea, which if untreated, can lead to rapid dehydration.
Cholera - Pakistan - World Health Organization (WHO)
As of 27 May, a total of 109 samples have been tested from the public water sources (hydrants) and individual households in Karachi city, Sindh province. Among these, results are available for 71 samples, of which 70% have shown presence of Vibrio cholerae while Escherichia Coli and coliform was detected in 55% and 90% of samples, respectively.
Cholera Outbreak Toolbox - World Health Organization (WHO)
Any person infected with Vibrio cholerae O1 or O139, as confirmed by culture (including seroagglutination) or PCR. The bacterial strain should also be demonstrated as toxigenic (by PCR) if there is no confirmed cholera outbreak in other surveillance units, and no established epidemiological link to a confirmed cholera case or source of exposure ...
Cholera upsurge (2021-present) - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年5月19日 · Cholera is an acute intestinal infection that spreads through food and water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, often from faeces. With safe water and sanitation, cholera can be prevented. It can kill within hours when not treated, but immediate access to treatment saves lives.
Cholera - Somalia - World Health Organization (WHO)
Cholera is endemic in Somalia with recurrent outbreaks reported since 2017. Between 1 January to 10 July 2022, a cumulative number of 7796 cases of cholera including 37 associated deaths (case fatality ratio 0.5%) have been reported from 25 drought-affected districts. The current cholera outbreak is taking place in the context of other ongoing outbreaks, high rates of …