Cholera its cause, prevention and treatment. Social and preventive pharmacy.
1. HI TECH COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
CHANDRAPUR
NAME Mukesh Vinod Kapse
CLASS B Pharm 4th Year 8th Sem
ROLL NO 32
SUBJECT Social & Preventive Pharmacy
TOPIC Cholera
2. CONTENTS
Introduction
Transmission
Sign & Symptoms
Diagnosis & Evaluation of cholera
Treatment of cholera
Prevention and control of cholera
References
3. INTRODUCTION
Cholera is an acute diarrheal illness caused by infection
of the intestine with the bacteria named as Vibrio
cholerae.
Cholera is an infectious disease that causes severe
watery diarrhea, which can lead to dehydration and
even death if untreated.
It is spread by ingestion of contaminated food or Water.
The infection is often mild or without symptoms, but
sometimes it can be severe and life threatening.
Cholera is comma-shaped, gram-negative aerobic or
facultative anaerobic bacillus bacteria. It is highly motile
by means of polar flagellum.
Incubation period of cholera is from few hours up to 5
days.
4. SIGN & SYMPTOMS
Intravascular volume depletion, Almost no urine
production.
Cardiac and renal failure, Tachycardia rapid pulse,
Hypoglycemia.
Sunken eyes, cheeks and fontanelle in infants.
Metabolic Acidosis, Hypokalemia -Cardiac Arrest.
Weakness, Decreased skin turgor, wrinkled hands.
Stomach pains, Muscle cramps.
Mild fever, Dry mucous membranes.
5. DIAGNOSIS & EVALUATION OF CHOLERA
Diagrosis Property
Stool Specimen Gram staining & Dark field
microscopy.
Different methods such as
Rectal swab method, Cather
method and Blotting Paper method
etc.
Rapid Diagnostic Test for
Cholera (RDT)
Crystal@ VC dipstick rapid test
can be used when an outbreak of
cholera.
Serological Tests Serological Tests 際際滷
Agglutination Test.
By using 0.85 % sterile saline
and polyvalent anti- cholera
solution
6. TREATMENT OF CHOLERA
Cholera patients should be evaluated and treated quickly because the disease can cause
death within hours but with proper treatment, even severely ill patients can be saved.
Some of the first line treatment for cholera is outlined here:
1. Rehydration: Cholera requires immediate treatment of Rehydration to replace proper
amount of fluids and electrolytes using a simple rehydration solution (ORS). Lactated
Ringer solution (mixture of sodium chloride, sodium lactate, potassium chloride, and
alcium chloride in water) is also preferred in some cases.
2. Intravenous fluids: Severely dehydrated people might need intravenous fluids.
Ringer's lactate is mostly used intravenous solution, normal saline may also use with
ORS.
3. Antibiotics: Antibiotic treatment is not a necessary part of cholera treatment but some
antibiotics can reduce cholera-related diarrhea and shorten the effectiveness of
symptoms.
4 Zinc supplements: Administration of zinc along with ORS can reduce the duration and
severity of diarrheal episodes.
7. PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF CHOLERA
1) Safe food
Cook food thoroughly
Fruits and vegetables should be cooked and peeled
Raw.
2) Safe Drinking Water
Obtain drinking water from a safe, uncontaminated
source
Water releasing agents such as tablets or powders.
It is very effective method and can provide safe
water
Dispose of all stools and fecally- contaminated
materials in a latrine or buy them if latrins are not
available.
8. 3) Public health measures
Provide/ Maintain safe and adequate community
facilities for disposal of contaminating.
Provide information about how people can purify
water at home
Established emergency treatment centers with
sufficient amounts of essential supplies, such as
oral rehydration salts and intravenous rehydration
solutions.
Washing hands with soaps and water or ash or lime
before cooking, before eating and after using the
latrine kill the germs and prevents the spread of
cholera.
9. 4) Vaccination (ORAL VACCINE)
Three WHO pre-qualified oral cholera vaccines (OCV):
Dukora速, Shanchol and Euvichol速.
All three vaccines require two doses for full protection.
Dukorais速 administered with a buffer solution that, for
adults.
Shanchol速 and Euvichol速 are essentially the same
vaccine produced by two different manufacturers.
5) CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS
Chemoprophylaxis (Chemoprevention) is administered
of specific medicine for the purpose of preventing
disease or infection in broad range.
This may be useful when a cholera outbreak occurs in a
closed population, such as prisons, mental health
institutions, child care homes, boarding schools, refugee
camps etc.
Tetracycline is the drug of choice for this purpose.
10. REFERENCE
"Social and Preventive Pharmacy" by Dr. A.
Vikneshwari, Dr. Vishwas A. T. L, Anjutheshwarie S.
Published by Nirali Prakashan, Page 56-58