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The Causes And Effects Of Cholera Among Children
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This research work was designed to examine and analyze the causes and effects of cholera during raining season in Benin City. Seven (7) research questions were formulated and questionnaires were administered to one hundred and fifty (150) respondents in order to gather data for the research. Results showed that poor environment sanitation leads to cholera outbreak, washing of hands before eating helps to prevent or reduce the cholera outbreak, also drinking and bathing with contaminated water leads to cholera infection and a poorly kept toilet also causes cholera outbreak etc. recommendations were indicated which include that, government should swing into action by providing various measures in other to prevent and reduce cholera disease in the country and in Benin City. Our water should be properly treated by adding chlorine to it before drinking and bathing with it. We are also advice to keep clean areas where food are prepared and these food should be properly covered to avoid the cholera outbreak, mothers are also advice to wash their children clothes with soap and clean water and hands should be washed after taking care of sick people to avoid the risk of the disease.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Cholera is a disease characterized by profuse
diarrhea accompanied with a severe dehydration and loss of electrolyte
(Colwell and Huq, 1994), caused by toxigenic Vibrio cholerae, a
serologically diverse, environmental, and gram-negative rod bacterium
(Li et al., 2002). In the absence of appropriate treatment, there is a
high mortality rate. Cholera is a major public health concern because of
its high transmissibility, death-to-case ratio and ability to occur in
epidemic and pandemi ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Cholera is a disease characterized by profuse
diarrhea accompanied with a severe dehydration and loss of electrolyte
(Colwell and Huq, 1994), caused by toxigenic Vibrio cholerae, a
serologically diverse, environmental, and gram-negative rod bacterium
(Li et al., 2002). In the absence of appropriate treatment, there is a
high mortality rate. Cholera is a major public health concern because of
its high transmissibility, death-to-case ratio and ability to occur in
epidemic and pandemi ... Continue reading---
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