MCQ IN MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -Human waste piled up in courtyards and overflowed from basement cesspits into the gutters and waterways. In such conditions diseases were inevitable. Outbreaks of diseases such as typhoid and scarlet fever were common, but the arrival of cholera led to new investigation into sanitation and the causes of disease.

Detailed explanation-2: -A person can get cholera by drinking water or eating food contaminated with cholera bacteria. In an epidemic, the source of the contamination is usually the feces of an infected person that contaminates water or food. The disease can spread rapidly in areas with inadequate treatment of sewage and drinking water.

Detailed explanation-3: -How is cholera spread? The cholera bacteria is passed through feces (poop). It is spread by eating or drinking food or water contaminated by the feces (poop) of an infected person. This occurs more often in underdeveloped countries lacking proper water supplies and sewage disposal.

Detailed explanation-4: -Contaminated water supplies are the main source of cholera infection. The bacterium can be found in: Surface or well water. Contaminated public wells are frequent sources of large-scale cholera outbreaks.