{"id":78731,"date":"2023-06-07T08:00:45","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T06:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=78731"},"modified":"2023-06-06T14:13:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T12:13:33","slug":"causes-of-cholera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/causes-of-cholera\/","title":{"rendered":"Causes of Cholera"},"content":{"rendered":"

Causes of Cholera<\/strong><\/p>\n

A bacterium called Vibrio cholerae causes cholera infection. The deadly effects of the disease are the result of a toxin the bacteria produces in the small intestine. The toxin causes the body to secrete enormous amounts of water, leading to diarrhoea and a rapid loss of fluids and salts (electrolytes).<\/p>\n

Cholera bacteria might not cause illness in all people who are exposed to them, but they still pass the bacteria in their stool, which can contaminate food and water supplies.<\/p>\n

Contaminated water supplies are the main source of cholera infection.<\/p>\n

The bacterium can be found in:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Surface or well water<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contaminated public wells are frequent sources of large-scale cholera outbreaks. People living in crowded conditions without adequate sanitation are especially at risk.<\/p>\n

Seafood<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eating raw or undercooked seafood, especially shellfish that comes from certain places can expose you to cholera bacteria.<\/p>\n

Raw fruits and vegetables<\/strong><\/p>\n

Raw, unpeeled fruits and vegetables are a frequent source of cholera infection in areas where there’s cholera. In developing countries, uncomposted manure fertilizers or irrigation water containing raw sewage can contaminate produce in the field.<\/p>\n

Grains<\/strong><\/p>\n

In regions where cholera is widespread, grains such as rice and millet that are contaminated after cooking and kept at room temperature for several hours can grow cholera bacteria.<\/p>\n

Key Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vibrio cholerae, the bacterium that causes cholera, is usually found in food or water contaminated by faeces from a person with the infection.<\/p>\n

Common sources include:<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Municipal water supplies<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Ice made from municipal water<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Foods and drinks sold by street vendors<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Vegetables grown with water containing human wastes<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Raw or undercooked fish and seafood caught in waters polluted with sewage<\/p>\n

When a person consumes the contaminated food or water, the bacteria release a toxin in the intestines that produces severe diarrhoea.<\/p>\n

It is not likely you will catch cholera just from casual contact with an infected person.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Causes of Cholera A bacterium called Vibrio cholerae causes cholera infection. The deadly effects of the disease are the result of a toxin the bacteria produces in the small intestine. The toxin causes the body to secrete enormous amounts of water, leading to diarrhoea and a rapid loss of fluids and salts (electrolytes). Cholera bacteria […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":78694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[43],"tags":[5476],"class_list":["post-78731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-special-feature","tag-special-feature"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Cholera2.jpg?fit=181%2C274&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pc0QIf-ktR","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-15 16:51:30","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78731\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}