In what way does the spread of cholera differ from that of influenza?
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Explanation:
Cholera spreads by dirty water consumption where influenza spreads through the air. That's the main difference.
Answer:According to WHO
Cholera is a diarrhoeal disease caused by infection of the intestine with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Children as well as adults can get infected.
Influenza viruses are mainly spread when infected people cough or sneeze, releasing small virus-containing droplets into the air which can be breathed in and infect the respiratory tract of the people around them. Contaminated respiratory secretions on hands and other surfaces can also transmit the infection by hand to mouth or eye infection.
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Explanation:
Cholera:
In most cases, infection causes only mild diarrhoea or no symptoms at all. In 5-10% of cases, however, patients develop very severe watery diarrhoea and vomiting from 6 hours to 5 days after exposure to the bacterium. In these cases, the loss of large amounts of fluids can rapidly lead to severe dehydration. In the absence of adequate treatment, death can occur within hours.