The development of cholera is very important to understand how the disease evolves. Vibrio cholerea is a gram-negative bacillus, facultative anaerobe that can survive in water or under halophilic conditions for …show more content…
The major symptoms include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration. Other symptoms and signs may consist of muscle cramps, abdominal cramping, dry skin, irregular heartbeat, low blood pressure, little urine output and dry mucous membranes inside the mouth, throat, eyelids, or nose (“Cholera,” 2005) . The major treatment for cholera is rehydration therapy because dehydration can lead to shock and death within a few hours. It is important to prompt restoration of lost fluids and salts. There are several antibiotics that are effective in helping decrease the fluid requirements and period of illness, such as Azithromycin, Tetracycline, Doxycycline and several others. There is also a vaccine available, but the World Health Organization does not actually recommend it because once you get the vaccine it only lasts a few days (“Cholera,” 2005)