For hundreds of years people have been struck down with diseases such as
Cholera, an acute diarrhoel infectious disease. Diphtheria is a serious contagious bacterial
disease. Hepatitis is the inflammation of the liver. Malaria, is another infectious disease.
And Typhoid Fever, an acute, highly infectious disease. I will talk about hese diseases
that through out the years scientists have been trying to cure the world from. These
diseases lie in areas where there is poor sanitation of tropical areas of the world, where
a lot of bacteria and parasites live. Some of the vaccines or medication we have the
parasites are becoming immune to it. We must administer successful vaccines out to the
people and teach them about the diseases so they can understand how to take care of it.
First, Cholera is present in many countries all over the world. It's caused by the
bacterium Vibrio cholerae. This bacterium can be anywhere. In your water supply, in
under cooked food such as seafood, raw fruit and vegetables, and foods that have been
contaminated during preparation and storage also. Cholera can result from poor sanitation
and hygiene practices. If these problems aren't fixed Cholera could be around forever.
"Although some cholera victims have no apparent symptoms at all, others may
suffer severe dehydration from massive diarrhea" (Craig Wallace, 2001). Painless and
effortless diarrhea is common of symptomatic cholera. The diarrhea is clean with no pus
or blood; it's only a continuous "rice-water" light-grey stool, with flecks of mucous
material. After the diarrhea appears you have sudden bouts of vomiting and about "75%
of all Cholera patients also suffer severe muscular cramps, usually confined to the
extremities" (Craig Wallace, 2001). Sunken eyes and cheeks, dryness of the tongue, and
mucous membranes, hoarseness, and drawn and withered skin on the hands and feet and
face diagnose ...