Beetroot Based ORS for Treatment of Choleras

Chandrika Murugaiah; Jasvinder Kaur; Hassanain Al-Talib; Mehru Nisha; Atif Amin Baig

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Beetroot Based ORS for Treatment of Cholera

Chandrika Murugaiah¹*, Jasvinder Kaur², Hassanain Al-Talib³, Mehru Nisha⁴ and Atif Amin Baig⁵

¹Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia

²Department of Paeditrics, National University of Malaysia (UKM) Medical Centre, Malaysia

³Laboratory Medical Science Cluster, Faculty of Medicine, University Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia

⁴Clinical Labatory Science Section, University Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

⁵Faculty of Medicine, University Sultan Zainal Abidin (Uni SZA), Malaysia

Corresponding Author

Received Date: April 25, 2019; Published Date: May 02, 2019

Abstract

Cholera, caused by the bacteria Vibrio cholerae, can be lifethreatening but it is easily prevented and treated. It is caused by eating food or drinking water contaminated with Vibrio cholerae.V. cholerae was first isolated by Italian anatomist Filippo Pacini in 1854. Later Robert Koch publicized the knowledge of cholera. The bacterium’s natural habitat is brackish or saltwater, and globally, cholera cases have increased steadily since 2005.

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Chandrika Murugaiah, Jasvinder Kaur, Hassanain Al-Talib, Mehru Nisha, Atif Amin Baig. Beetroot Based ORS for Treatment of Cholera. Glob J Nutri Food Sci. 1(4): 2019. GJNFS.MS.ID.000520.