you have learned from the CDC website that there is currently cholera in the country to which you are going. Patients with cholera experience vomiting and severe diarrhea, producing several liters of liquid stool in a day. This results in signs of dehydration, including sunken eyes, muscle cramps, and in a few cases, convulsions and death. Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. You make a list of questions about V. cholerae that you answer with the help of your nursing school study group. In order to treat cholera, antiviral medication must be given to get rid of the bacteriophage that carries the cholera toxin gene. True or False
You are a volunteer for Nurses Without Borders and are being sent to a country in Africa. You are excited, because you will have opportunities to go on safari, but you are also somewhat concerned because you have learned from the CDC website that there is currently cholera in the country to which you are going. Patients with cholera experience vomiting and severe diarrhea, producing several liters of liquid stool in a day. This results in signs of dehydration, including sunken eyes, muscle cramps, and in a few cases, convulsions and death. Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. You make a list of questions about V. cholerae that you answer with the help of your nursing school study group.
In order to treat cholera, antiviral medication must be given to get rid of the bacteriophage that carries the cholera toxin gene.
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The physician prescribes a single dose of doxycycline and tells Charity to drink plenty of liquids. He also asks what countries Charity had visited. She tells him that she had been to China, the Philippines, Haiti, Chile, and Indonesia. Before she became ill, Charity had been in good health. Just before leaving Haiti to go home, Charity had eaten fried shrimp and prawns purchased from a local market and prepared by a local family. She also recalled drinking a half glass of water with her dinner; she did not know whether it was bottled water.
Questions :
- What significant information did the physician note from Charity’s history? Justify your answer.
- What test/s will the physician request to confirm the pathogen?
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