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Cholera What is it? |
An infectious and often fatal bacterial disease of the small intestine that causes severe vomiting and diarrhoea |
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Cholera Transmission |
Food and water contaminated by the faeces of infected people |
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Cholera Causitive Agent |
Bacterium -Vibrio Cholerae |
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Cholera
Where? |
Asia Africa Latin America |
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Cholera Prevention |
Clean chlorinated water Good sanitation |
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Cholera Control |
Oral Hydration Therapy Make sure human faeces do not reach water suppplies |
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Maleria What is it? |
An intermittent and remittent fever caused by a protozoan parasite which invades the red blood cells |
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Maleria Transmission |
Female mosquito bite |
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Maleria Causative Agent |
4 Plasmodium |
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Maleria Where? |
Tropics Sub-Tropics |
