Cholera
Cholera is also known as Asiatic cholera or epidemic cholera, is an infectious gastroenteritis caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. It is a water borne disease and is common during the monsoon. Mortality rate for this disease is quite high especially from those who are living in tropical areas.
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Symptoms
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Weak pulse
- Restlessness
- Mild diarrhea
- Always thirsty
- Stomach cramps
- Cholera Symptoms
- Temperature rising
- Loose and watery stools
Causes
- Flies as vectors
- Contaminated food and water
Treatments
Lemon
 Mix freshly squeezed lemon in a glass of water and serve as juice/lemonade
Guava Root Bark
30 grams of guava root bark with in a 500 ml of water, drink twice daily
Mix 30 grams of chopped onions with 7 pieces of black pepper and finely pound in a pestle. Consume the mixture 3 times a day
Bitter Gourd:
Mix frshly two teaspoon of juiced bitter gourd, with an equal quantity of white onion juice and a teaspoon of limejuice drink twice a day
Drumstick Leaves:
Mix one teaspoon of fresh drumstick leaves juice, 1 teaspoon of honey and 1 glass of coconut, consume 2 to 3 times a day.
Cucumber
Mix 1 glass of fresh juice of cucumber leaves with exact quantity of young coconut water tender coconut water,
Cloves
Boil about 4 grams of cloves with 3 liters of water
Prevention
Avoid uncooked vegetables
Liquid bland foods will be easily digested by the patient. Lemon, onions, vinegar, and mint should be included in the daily diet during an epidemic of cholera.
