Prevention

Simple Precautions to Prevent Cholera

·        Drink only water that you have boiled or treated with chlorine or iodine. Other safe beverages include tea and coffee made with boiled water and carbonated, bottled beverages with no ice.

·         Avoid undercooked or raw fish or shellfish, including ceviche.

·         Make sure all vegetables are cooked – avoid salad.

·         Avoid foods and beverages from street vendors.

·   Humanwaste must be kept from entering any water supply. That would include wells, other groundwater,streams, lakes, ponds and rivers. It can continue to live in most water once it gets into the supply. The diarrhea caused by cholera is very runny and if not contained, can easily end up in a water supply somewhere. Fish and shellfish can carry cholera and must be thoroughly cooked.

·         Eat only foods that have been thoroughly cooked and are still hot, or fruit that you have peeled yourself.

·      Bring no food possibly contaminated back into the United States, including perishable seafood or raw fruit or vegetables.

·         Boil unpasteurized milk before drinking it.

·        Filter and disinfect all water before using it to drink or wash vegetables or dishes. This is vital to prevent spread of disease as it is very difficult to keep the germ out of the water supply especially in the rainy season. Any water that could end up in the mouth should be treated, including water used to wash vegetables.

·         Always wash hands thoroughly with soap and water

·         Prevent fly breeding by disposing refuse in a refuse pit and covering it with soil


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How to Prevent Cholera Epidemic?

Sterilization

Proper disposal and treatment of infected fecal waste water produced by cholera victims and all contaminated materials (e.g. clothing, bedding, etc.) are essential. All materials that come in contact with cholera patients should be sanitized by washing in hot water, using chlorine bleach if possible. Hands that touch cholera patients or their clothing, bedding, etc., should be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected with chlorinated water or other effective antimicrobial agents.

Sewage

Antibacterial treatment of general sewage by chlorine, ozone, ultraviolet light or other effective treatment before it enters the waterways or underground water supplies helps prevent undiagnosed patients from inadvertently spreading the disease.

Water purification

All water used for drinking, washing, or cooking should be sterilized by either boiling, chlorination, ozone water treatment, ultraviolet light sterilization (e.g. by solar water disinfection), or antimicrobial filtration in any area where cholera may be present. Chlorination and boiling are often the least expensive and most effective means of halting transmission. Cloth filters, though very basic, have significantly reduced the occurrence of cholera when used in poor villages in Bangladesh that rely on untreated surface water. Better antimicrobial filters, like those present in advanced individual water treatment hiking kits, are most effective. Public health education and adherence to appropriate sanitation practices are of primary importance to help prevent and control transmission of cholera and other disease.