Cholera

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The paper looks at the diagnosis of cholera and its treatment, which consists of mainly re-hydrating the infected individual. The paper notes that while this is not a prevalent disease in developed countries, there are many studies that are attempting to develop a method of eradicating this virus.

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"Writings from the ancient Sanskrit era mention the diarrheal disease, providing evidence that it has been afflicting mankind for centuries, and even with all the modern medical technology now available, Cholera continues to affect mankind today. It was not, however, until the mid 1800's that society first began to understand cholera, how it was spread, and its effects. A man by the name of John Snow was the first to actually carry out a published epidemiological study in 1849. Snow accomplished this by charting cases of cholera in London. At the time there was a cholera epidemic in London, and a new germ theory of disease was being vociferously debated in the medical community. Snow "concluded that the cholera cases clustered around a well in central London when cholera was at its peak during the summer months" (Colwell, 2006, p. 754)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Antibacterial virus might suppress cholera, (2005) Science News, Vol. 167, No. 3, p. 38
• Colwell, R.R.; (2006) Cholera outbreaks and ocean climate, Social Research, Vol. 73, No. 3, pp. 753 - 760
• Ion dilution leads cholera bacteria to disperse (2003) Science News, Vol. 164, No. 19, pp. 293- 294
• Jortner, A.; (2007) Cholera, Christ, and Jackson: The epidemic of 1832 and the origin of Christian politics in antebellum America, Journal of the Early Republic, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 233 - 264
• Seppa, N.; (2002) Human body boosts power of cholera microbe, Science News, Vol. 161, No 23, pp. 357 - 358

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