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Home > Conditions & Concerns > Communicable Diseases > Cholera > Prevention |
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Control Of Cholera It is now considered, that the best way to control cholera is to develop and implement a national program for the control of all diarrheal diseases because of similarities in the epidemiology. |
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Notification Cholera is a notifiable disease locally, nationally and internationally. Health workers at all levels (particularly those who are closest to the community, such as community health workers, and multi- purpose workers) should be trained to identify and notify cases immediately to the local health authority. |
The inclusion of trisodium citrate in the place of sodium bicarbonate can make the product more stable. Packets of oral re-hydration mixture are now freely available at all primary health centers, sub-centers and hospitals. If the WHO mixture of salts is not available, a simple mixture consisting of table salt (5g) and sugar (20g) dissolved in one liter of drinking water may be safely used until the proper mixture is obtained. Pages|1|2|
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