Adjuncts to Therapy Antibiotics should be given as soon as vomiting has stopped, which is usually after three to four hours of oral rehydration. Injectable antibiotics have no special advantages. No other medication should be given to treat cholera, like
Adjuncts to Therapy Antibiotics should be given as soon as vomiting has stopped, which is usually after three to four hours of oral rehydration. Injectable antibiotics have no special advantages. No other medication should be given to treat cholera, like anti–diarrheas, anti–emetics, anti–spasmodic, cardio tonics and corticosteroids. Antibiotics used are tetrocycline, doxycycline Furazolidinen and Bactrim.
Sanitation Measures Water control: As water is the most important vehicle of transmission of cholera, all steps must be taken to provide properly treated, or otherwise safe water to the community for all purposes (drinking, washing and cooking.) In urban areas, properly treated drinking water containing residual chlorine should be made available to all families. This water should be stored in the household in narrow mouthed, covered containers. In rural areas, water can be made safe by boiling or by chlorination.
Chemoprophylaxis Mass chemoprophylaxis is not advised for the total community in order to prevent one serious case of cholera.
Vaccination The cholera vaccine is the only specific prophylactic available against cholera.
Dosage Primary Immunization consists of two equal doses, injected subcutaneously, at an interval of about four to six weeks. The vacc