Cholera

Question 1

Severe form of cholera

Answer 1

Cholera gravis

Question 2

Vibrioses are halophilic organisms that require salt for growth except for what species

Answer 2

Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio mimicus

Question 3

What serogroup mostly causes cholera

Answer 3

O1 or O139

Question 4

Blood type at greatest and at least risk for Cholera

Answer 4

Greatest risk: Blood type O

Least risk: Blood type AB

Question 5

With or without known animal resevoir

Answer 5

No known animal reservoir

Question 6

Characteristic stool appearance of cholera

Answer 6

Rice water stool

Question 7

Confirmatory test for cholera

Answer 7

Dark-field microscopy identification of Vibrio cholerae in stool

Medium: TCBS (thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose) or TTG (taurochlorate-tellurite-gelatin) agar

Question 8

First line treatment for cholera

Answer 8

Fluid resuscitation

Question 9

Antibiotics for cholera

Answer 9

Not necessary
If nonpregnant and fully susceptible, may give tetracycline
Others: doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, azithromycin

Question 10

Vibrio species associated with soft tissue infections

Answer 10

Vibrio vulnificus, Vibrio damsel, Vibrio alginolyticus