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Biological Hazards Epidemics and Pandemics Science Presentation in Colorful Cartoon Style
Biological Hazards Epidemics and Pandemics Science Presentation in Colorful Cartoon Style
OF
CHOLERA
Discussant: Velasco, Macky V.
OVERVIEW
Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by
ingestion of food or water contaminated with the
bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
Vibrio cholerae is the causative agent of cholera, a highly
contagious diarrheal disease affecting millions worldwide
each year.
INCREASED
SPREAD
During the 19th century, cholera spread across the world
from its original reservoir in the Ganges delta in India.
Seven subsequent pandemics killed millions of people
across all continents. There are 7(seven) pandemic.
ENDEMIC
Cholera is endemic in more than 47
countries around the world.
SPREAD
One of the first detailed accounts of a cholera epidemic comes from Gaspar
Correa—Portuguese historian and author of Legendary India—who
described an outbreak in the spring of 1543 of a disease in the Ganges
Delta, which is located in the south Asia area of Bangladesh and India. The
local people called the disease “moryxy” and it reportedly killed victims
within 8 hours of developing symptoms and had a fatality rate so high that
locals struggled to bury all the dead.
PANDEMIC
S
A pandemic is a widespread disease in a country or the
whole world with a large part of the population effected at a
particular time.
HISTORY
(1829 -1851) (1863 - 1875) (1899 - 1923)
(1817 - 1821) (1852 - 1860) (1881 - 1896) (1961 - 1970s)