In Florida, recorded cases of cholera

A resident of Florida who returned recently from a trip to Haiti, was hospitalized with a diagnosis of cholera. " According to the State Department of Health, tourist has already passed the necessary treatment and allowed to go home, her state of fear in doctors does not cause. Laboratory studies have shown that the victim was so sick strain of cholera, which is rampant in Haiti and which has already claimed the lives of more than 1100 local residents, says CNN. Florida authorities have not yet sound the alarm, but taking the necessary measures to prevent the spread of the disease. The flow of U.S. citizens in Haiti, weakened after the earthquake on the island in January 2010 but then rose again. U.S. authorities were ready for cases such as occurring in Florida and reported that the situation is under control. Cholera is spread primarily through wastewater, and the transmission through personal contact is very rare. Over the past five years in the U.S., according to statistics provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), was identified 44 cases of cholera. In most cases the infection was brought from the outside, then the traveler has crossed the border, already being affected. Another part of the victims toured and tasted seafood from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, whose polluted water full of algae, which multiply the cholera bacterium. Symptoms of cholera, which is usually through infected water and food, most often manifest as cramps in legs, severe diarrhea and vomiting that can lead to dehydration, shock and death.