Health 1-6

Question 1

What are the causes of cholera

Answer 1

Dirty water, flies, unwashed hands, dirty vegetables, war/natural disasters, raw/uncooked fish

Question 2

Explain dirty water

Answer 2

Water can transmit the virus so if it is unboiled or filtered when taking from rivers in Africa it could transmit the disease

Question 3

Explain flies

Answer 3

Flies can land infected water and then transmit that to any uncovered food

Question 4

Explain unwashed hands

Answer 4

They can pick up the disease on your hands and if touch food it can spread from the food into your mouth and intestines

Question 5

Explaine dirty vegetable

Answer 5

Vegetables cleaned with dirty water may be infected

Question 6

Explain war/natural disasters

Answer 6

Forces many people into crowded areas without adequate sanitation

Question 7

Explain raw/uncooked fish

Answer 7

They could be caught in water polluted with raw sewage

Question 8

What are the effects of cholera

Answer 8

Health issues, impact tourism, pay for hospital treatment, money spent to keep populations healthy, dehydration and kidney failure, economic loss from unproductivity,

Question 9

What are the strategies used to manage cholera

Answer 9

ORT, global hand washing day, fresh life toilets, Oxfam cholera education in Haiti, cholera vaccination project in Haiti, global task force on cholera control

Question 10

Explain ORT

Answer 10

ORT adds vital salts and minerals, as well as energy, to the water meaning a victim of Cholera can recover much quicker.

Question 11

Explain global handwashing day

Answer 11

Global Handwashing day aims to educate people around the world about the importance of washing hands to stop the spread of bacteria, including Cholera.

Question 12

Explain fresh life toilets

Answer 12

Fresh Life Toilets provide basic sanitation by allowing communities to keep human waste separate from local water supplies, limiting the chances of contamination by bacteria.

Question 13

Explain Oxfam Cholera Education in Haiti

Answer 13

Education helps improve access to and understanding of the importance of maintaining handwashing stations / practices.

Question 14

Explain Cholera Vaccination Project in Haiti

Answer 14

A Cholera vaccine can be delivered in drops administered orally meaning expensive syringes are not needed.

Question 15

Explain Global Task Force on Cholera Control

Answer 15

The GTFCC aim to reduce global fatalities from cholera by 90% by 2030.