CHOLERA

YUYUN DWI YUNI

ASTUTI
18095
 DEFINITION OF CHOLERA

Cholera is an infectious disease caused by vibrio cholerae

with the manifestation of diarrhea, accompanied by acute and
severe vomiting due to enterotoxins produced by these bacteria.
Cholera can spread as an endemic, epidemic, or hemorrhagic
disease.
 ETIOLOGY

VIBRIO cholera is a gram-negative aerobic germ measuring

easily recognized in stool preparations. In endemic areas, water
mainly plays a role in the transmission of cholera but in large
endemics transmission also occurs through food contaminated
with feces or water containing vibrio colera.
 CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

 Diarrhea that is watery and abundant without feeling

heartburn preceded
 Fases that were originally colored and smelled turned into a
cloudy white liquid without a foul or fishy smell, but like a
pungent sweet
 Vomiting occurs without preceded nausea spasms of the
abdominal muscles accompanied by severe pain
 Dehydration
 SUPPORTING INVESTIGATION

 Complete blood count, blood gas analysis, electrolytes, urea,

creatine, and specific gravity.
 Complete urine examination, and complete faces.
 Examination of bile biocytes if high fever is suspected of
systemic infection.
 COMPLICATIONS

He loss of large amounts of fluids and electrolytes due to cholera

can be fatal. Severe dehydration to shock and is the most
dangerous complication of cholera. In addition, there are other
complications that can arise due to cholera, namely:

 Kidney failure
 Hypokalemia, or potassium deficiency.
 Hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar levels
 
 PREVENTION

 Do not buy food that is not guaranteed cleanliness

 Do not eat raw or undercooked foods
 Do not consume fresh, unprocessed milk
 Drink bottled mineral water or water that has been boiled
Wash vegetables and fruit before eating
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