Cholera Treatment in Malnourish Childrens

Chandrika Murugaiah; Hassanain Al-Talib; Shanthi Bavani V Raja Mohan; Atif Amin Baig

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Cholera Treatment in Malnourish Children

Chandrika Murugaiah¹* Hassanain Al-Talib², Shanthi Bavani V Raja Mohan³ and Atif Amin Baig⁴

¹Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

²Laboratory Medical Science Cluster, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Sungai Buloh, 47000, Selangor, Malaysia

³Taylor’s University, Malaysia

⁴Faculty of Medical Sciences, University Sultan Zainal Abidin

Corresponding Author

Received Date: December 11, 2018; Published Date: December 14, 2018

Abstract

Cholera is an extremely virulent disease that can kill within hours if left untreated; it is an infectious disease that can cause severe diarrhea and dehydration. Cholera is transmitted mainly through contaminated water and food. Children are the most vulnerable to infection. Most cases need rapid treatment with intravenous fluids and antibiotics. The real danger of cholera is the loss of liquid and nutrients from the child’s body. Malnutrition in children with cholera is common in under developed countries. Severe malnutrition remains an important problem in cholera cases. Liquid and nutrition lost can cause dehydration and malnutrition. It is recommended that drink lots of liquids and oral rehydration salts (ORS), properly mixed with clean water from a safe source, and take zinc tablets or syrup for 10–14 days.

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Chandrika Murugaiah, Hassanain Al-Talib, Shanthi Bavani V Raja Mohan, Atif Amin Baig. Collagen: Cholera Treatment in Malnourish Children. Glob J Nutri Food Sci. 1(2): 2018. GJNFS.MS.ID.000509.