Cholera Medical Costs

Treatment | Cholera | CDC

https://www.cdc.gov/cholera/treatment/index.html

Most persons infected with the cholera bacterium have mild diarrhea or no symptoms at all. Only a small proportion, about 10%, of persons infected with Vibrio cholerae O1 may have illness requiring treatment at a health center. Cholera patients should be evaluated and …

Cholera - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cholera/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20355293

Cholera - World Health Organization

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cholera

Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Cholera remains a global threat to public health and an indicator of inequity …

Cholera - Vibrio cholerae infection | Cholera | CDC

https://www.cdc.gov/cholera/index.html

Cholera can be life-threatening but it is easily prevented and treated. Travelers, public health, medical professionals, and outbreak responders should be aware of areas with high rates of cholera, know how the …

Evaluating the costs of cholera illness and cost …

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0215972

Total direct costs incurred by the Ministry of Health and health facilities during cholera outbreak. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215972.t006 For patients …

Cholera kits 2020 - World Health Organization

https://www.who.int/emergencies/emergency-health-kits/revised-cholera-kits

For several years, agencies supporting preparedness and response to cholera outbreaks have supplied medicines and medical devices through the Interagency Diarrhoeal Disease Kits (IDDK). In an effort to …

Cholera | HHS.gov

https://www.hhs.gov/immunization/diseases/cholera/index.html

Cholera is rare in the United States, but it’s still common in some other countries. Every year, more than 95,000 people around the world die from cholera. The good news is the …

Cost-of-illness of cholera to households and health …

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The average costs to patients’ households and health facilities for treating an episode of cholera amounted to US$65.6 and US$59.7 in 2016 for households and …

Costs of illness due to endemic cholera - PubMed

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21554781/

Hospital-based studies found that the costs of severe cholera were US$32 and US$47 in Matlab and Beira. Community-based studies in North Jakarta and Kolkata found that …

Evaluating the costs of cholera illness and cost …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31150406/

Costs per life year saved ranged from US$18,515-US$27,976. The total cost per DALY averted was estimated between US$698-US$1,006 for patients ≤15 years old …