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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC twenty four seven. Saving Lives, Protecting People
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC twenty four seven. Saving Lives, Protecting People
Cholera - Vibrio cholerae infection
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Prevention of cholera is dependent on access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and basic hygiene needs. The following materials cover the basics of cholera and other diarrheal disease prevention.
Prevention Control Topics
- Five Basic Cholera Prevention Steps(https://www.cdc.gov/cholera/preventionsteps.html)
- How Family Members Can Prevent Infection(https://www.cdc.gov/cholera/family-infection-control.html)
- Infection Control for Cholera in Health Care Settings(https://www.cdc.gov/cholera/infection-control-hcp.html)
- Vaccines(https://www.cdc.gov/cholera/vaccines.html)
More Information
- Potential Sanitation Solutions During an Emergency Response(https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/global/sanitation/sanitation-emergency-response.html)
- Guidance for Reducing Health Risks to Workers Handling Human Waste or Sewage(https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/global/sanitation/workers_handlingwaste.html)
Related Links
- Healthy Water(https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/)
- Global Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene (WASH)(https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/global/index.html)
- The Safe Water System(https://www.cdc.gov/safewater/index.html)
- Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases(https://www.cdc.gov/ncezid/dfwed/)
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