RT Book, Section
A1 Langston, Shannon M.
A1 Bales, Brian D.
A2 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Stack, Lawrence B.
A2 Storrow, Alan B.
A2 Thurman, R. Jason
SR Print(0)
ID 1181051251
T1 Cholera
T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134940
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181051251
RD 2024/04/19
AB Cholera  is  a  severe  diarrheal  disease  caused  by  Vibrio  cholerae,  a  gram-negative  bacterium,  and  is  spread  via  the  fecal-oral  route.  It  is  associated  with  poor  hygiene  and  overcrowding,  as  well  as  the  resultant  contamination  of  food  and  water.  Endemic  disease  is  present  in  many  areas  of  the  world  with  occasional  epidemics.  Massive  outbreaks  in  previously  disease-free  areas  can  occur  following  disasters  or  breakdowns  in  public  health  measures,  such  as  seen  in  Haiti  following  the  2010  earthquake.