Cholera
Marcus Cramer 1/7/2016 B7
What is Cholera?
Cholera is a disease that affect the small intestine. It's often caused by bad hygiene and dirty drinking water, and even seafood that hasn't been fully cooked. Cholera was at a peak of people infected in the 1800's, and was spread by contaminated water. Symptoms can take from five hours to five days after infection to show. Cholera is extremely common in dirty areas and places with poor sanitation.
Symptoms
People with Cholera can experience watery diarrhea, rapid heart rate, loss in skin elasticity, low blood pressure, extremer thirst and muscle cramps.
Treatments
Cholera can be treated mainly with proper hydration, but it can also be prevented by getting a vaccine and/or staying on top of your hygiene and making sure you've got your drinking water from a trusted source.
Causes
As previously stated above, Cholera can be obtained from dirty water, uncooked seafood, or poor hygiene.