Cholera is an old disease which travelers can encounter. Prevention of cholera involves
clean drinking water. Obviously we
should always drink bottled water (unopened bottles or canned drinks). Be wary of ice and salad foods unless you know
they were prepared with clean water. For
more prevention tactics for cholera, see the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/cholera/prevention.html Travelers can check out their destination for
health reports and recommended immunizations at http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/travelers/index.html
Treatment for cholera includes fluid and electrolyte
(salt) replacement. People suffering severe cases of cholera can be treated
with antibiotics (doxycycline being first choice according to the CDC). Efforts to create a vaccine for cholera have
been unsuccessful because of multiple versions of the bacteria.
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