Symptoms of cholera and its treatment

A terrible disease, from which many centuries ago entire cities died out. Many people think that today the symptoms of cholera are no longer met, however, this is not so. The disease still makes itself felt, appearing completely unexpectedly. An example of this is the outbreak of cholera, which occurred in Latin America about twenty years ago. Symptoms of cholera, as well as other useful information, you can find in this article.

What is cholera

It is an acute infectious disease. Cholera is considered a deadly infection. Its causative agent is the cholera vibrio. It is his effect on the epithelium of the intestinal mucosa that explains the loss of body fluids. The causative agent does not die in the cold, however, it does not tolerate high temperatures. Being in the sun, perishes for several days. At boiling dies in just one minute. It shows sensitivity to disinfectants, sulfuric, and also hydrochloric acids. Infection in most cases occurs when in contact with an infected person.
Symptoms of cholera do not appear immediately after infection: the incubation period can last up to six days. However, sometimes the malaise is felt after a few hours.

Symptoms of cholera

It appears almost always the same. Symptoms of cholera, as a rule, begin with diarrhea. The second traditional symptom is vomiting. Stools become watery, they do not smell. Defecation often occurs arbitrarily. To keep the excrement more and more difficult with time. In most cases, the selection is yellow or green. Their appearance may resemble a rice decoction. They can contain both blood and mucus. Symptoms of cholera are really unpleasant.
The body loses a lot of fluid, which means that a person is depleted. Over time, facial features become sharper, in the mouth everything dries up, the skin ceases to be elastic, the voice becomes very hoarse.

Dehydration causes dyspnea, tachycardia, and lowering blood pressure. With all this, the amount of urine increases. In patients, numerous convulsions of the extremities can be observed.

When you feel your stomach, you can feel the way the liquid is poured in it. Body temperature remains normal. In severe condition, it can fall by one to two degrees. With cholera, the skin becomes ashy.

Recognize the cholera is not difficult. The only obstacle is that not every doctor will think about it first. It can pass a sufficient amount of time before it can be proved that it is she, and not something else.

Cholera: treatment

Treatment should be carried out at the hospital. At home, it can be carried out only in selected cases. Patients with severe dehydration are trying to return to normal with salt solutions (Glucosolan, Trisol and others). Introduce them a little bit, eventually increasing the dose. The organism can respond by raising the temperature. When the patient's condition is more or less stabilized, he is prescribed tetracycline. The course of admission is five days.

To remove the patient from shock use of colloidal solutions, cardiac glycosides, plasma. He is given a special diet. At its core products containing a lot of potassium. For example, potatoes, tomatoes, dried apricots. The doctor prescribes panangin or potassium ororate. In the event that treatment is started on time, it can be hoped that cholera will not cause serious damage to the body and disappear without a trace.

Isolation of patients with cholera is very important. Those premises in which he lived, worked, or simply were located when he was infected, should be disinfected. Cholera spreads very quickly. To prevent disease use special vaccinations.