What a time ain't it? Although we are in the middle of a pandemic and all hell broke loose, this isn't the first dangerous pandemic. Vibrio cholerae, or Cholera 6, was an outbreak that spread through contaminated water in the years of 1817-1930. It was nicknamed the "Blue Death" because of how much body fluid was lost in a person that their skin turned blue. Cholera still exists in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Haiti. The early symptoms are vomit and then diarrhea and dehydration. This could be fatal within hours due to the toxin being produced in the small intestine. It has been stated that the Cholera 6 occurs in poverty, war, natural disasters because of inadequate sanitation. This bacteria can be spread by one's stool that can contaminate food and water supplies. This means that wells, seafood, fruits, and vegetables, and even grains can be exposed to which people use in their everyday life. In addition to killing about 1 million people, it caused social and economic structure in turmoil. There was a vaccine that was created, oral cholera vaccine (OCV), that was requires two doses for full protection.
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