Cholera Dehydration

Faline · #1 ● 01-27-2013, 02:27 PM

A person with severe dehydration due to cholera. Note the sunken eyes and decreased skin turgor which produces wrinkled hands.

Cholera is an acute infectious disease caused by a bacterium,Vibrio cholerae (V. cholerae), which results in a painless, watery diarrheain humans. Some affected individuals have copious amounts of diarrhea and develop dehydration so severe it can lead to death. Most people who get the disease ingest the organisms through food or water sources contaminated with V. cholerae. Although symptoms may be mild, approximately 5%-10% of previously healthy people will develop a copious diarrhea within about one to five days after ingesting the bacteria. Severe disease requires prompt medical care. Hydration (usually by IV for the very ill) of the patient is the key to surviving the disease.

GlassToTheArson · #2 ● 01-27-2013, 03:58 PM

Painless diarrhea huh? Wish I could have that

Mine is like a damn acid fire house blasting out my back side

Sharon · #3 ● 01-27-2013, 04:56 PM

InspectorSpeculum · #4 ● 01-27-2013, 07:51 PM

This reminds me of when a friend wanted to try that diet pill Alli... I asked her if she was familiar with "the cholera shits," which as a girl who just came back from Peace Corps, she was. I said "you're taking a pill to give yourself those. In the meantime, I'll be in the other room eating some delicious, non-shitfountain-causing grub."