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Cholera : What you need to know
Cholera is an acute diarrheal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
Key Symptoms

• Most infected people do not develop any symptoms.
• A minority develop acute watery diarrhea with severe dehydration.

Reporting

• Should you experience any diarrhea-like symptoms such as a bout of loose watery stools, with or without the presence of fever, please report to the Health Center reception (Ground Floor, Freida Brown Student Center) immediatelyfor emergency assistance.

Treatment

• Cholera is an easily treatable disease. The majority of people can be treated successfully through prompt administration of oral rehydration solution.
• Severely dehydrated patients are at risk of shock and require the rapid administration of intravenous fluids.

Prevention
Water and Sanitation:

• Wash hands with soap and clean water at all times (especially before handling food and after visiting restrooms).
• Only drink treated water from a clean and covered container.

Food facilities

• Clean and wash fruits before consumption with clean water.
• Prepare food in a clean environment with clean water.
• Eat at places that have evident sanitation features (sink and hand wash/sanitizer)
• Avoid open-air eating joints