Question

Mahima is suffering from cholera. It is likely that the children sitting around her will be exposed to the infection. a) Do all the students get infected and suffer from disease? b) List two major symptoms of cholera. c) What are the different ways of spread of this disease?

Answer 1

Answer & Explanation: Cholera as a disease is any of the several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium.

a) It is unlikely to spread directly from one person to another. So the risk of becoming ill through casual contact is quite low. However, for those with weakened immunity, they could possible contract the disease on contact leading to infection.

b) Signs of infection is usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting and dehydration

c) Some of the different ways the disease could be spread include ingestion of contaminated water. Bacteria present in the faeces of an infected person are usually the main source of contamination.