What are the symptoms of cholera?

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Some time ago, I heard from my colleagues that there was a big infectious disease in their hometown, such as cholera. I had heard about cholera on TV and knew that it was a severe intestinal infectious disease. But I didn't know much about the symptoms of cholera. I didn't know what would happen if I got cholera. So I consulted the relevant experts about cholera, Now I will tell you some symptoms of cholera patients that experts told me, to help you better understand.

What are the symptoms of cholera?

Cholera is generally divided into four stages: incubation period, emesis and diarrhea period, dehydration period and reaction period. The symptoms of patients with cholera in the incubation period are that most of the patients have sudden onset, dizziness, fatigue or mild diarrhea, which generally do not attract attention.

The symptoms of cholera patients in emesis and diarrhea period are that they generally have no obvious fever symptoms; The main symptoms were diarrhea, but there was no sense of urgency or abdominal pain; Some patients will have pain symptoms, for spasmodic pain, leg gastrocnemius will also have pain; The frequency of excretion of feces is more, and most of them are watery stool; If vomiting occurs after diarrhea, it is mostly jet vomiting. In severe cases, "rice swill" similar to excreta is vomited.

The symptoms of cholera patients in the dehydration period are that the skin has no luster, dry wrinkle and poor elasticity; Deep sunken eyes and deep sunken cheeks; The body loses a lot of water and electrolytes.

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Cholera patients in the reaction period generally after treatment, rehydration and adjuvant drugs, diarrhea, vomiting stop, dehydration symptoms will gradually disappear, some patients may also be accompanied by mild fever, if there are other concurrent symptoms, supplemented by corresponding treatment.