Cholera
FAQ on cholera from the Centers for Disease Control.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/cholera_g.htmCholera
WHO fact sheet with cause, treatment, pandemics, prevention, and transmission.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs107/en/
Cholera - Epidemics are Major Health Concerns
Comprehensive overview of this disease, from the South African publication "Professional Nursing Today." Describes the responsible organism, transmission, epidemic control, signs and symptoms, treatment, treatments that are not recommended,
http://www.medpharm.co.za/pnt/2001/first/cholera.html
Cholera Information for Travelers
From the Centers for Disease Control. Includes recommendations on the use of the cholera vaccine.
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/cholera.htm
eMedicine - Cholera
Article by Sajeev Handa, MBBCh, BAO.
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic351.htm
eMedicine - Cholera
Article by Vidhu V Thaker, MD.
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic382.htm
Guidelines for the Control of Infectious Diseases: Cholera
Factsheet from Australia.
http://www.health.vic.gov.au/ideas/bluebook/cholera.htm
MDTravel Health - Cholera
Features links, disease and vaccine information, and prevention.
http://www.mdtravelhealth.com/infectious/cholera.html
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Cholera
Features cause, risk factors, symptoms, tests, treatment, and prevention.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000303.htm
Medmicro: Cholera, Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139, and Other Pathogenic Vibrios
Scientific and medical information about the organisms and the diseases they cause.
http://gsbs.utmb.edu/microbook/ch024.htm
Nobel e-Museum: Cholera: G Proteins are at Full Speed Ahead
The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine 1994.
http://www.nobel.se/medicine/laureates/1994/illpres/cholera.html
Pan American Health Organization: Cholera
Incidence reports, surveillance, and databases.
http://www.paho.org/english/hcp/hct/eer/cholera.htm
Vibrio cholerae
Scientific and medical information about the disease, past epidemics, and the causative organism.
http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Bact330/lecturecholera
Vibrio cholerae Serogroup O1
FDA/CFSAN Bad Bug Book. Disease information, treatment, prevention, and risks.
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~MOW/chap7.html
What is Cholera?
Disease description, prevention, treatment, and links.
http://www.disasterrelief.org/Disasters/971112cholera/
WHO: Cholera
Includes factsheets, news releases, control measures, vaccines, and information for travelers.
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/cholera/globaltaskforce/en/
WHO: Cholera Vaccine
Directory of resources concerning cholera and its vaccine.
http://www.who.int/vaccine_research/diseases/cholera/en/
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