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Having symptoms of COVID-19 infection is associated with poorer mental health and lower life satisfaction, according to a study published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal.<br /><br />The team, led by researchers at King's College <keyword id="6354968" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="london" source="Orion">London</keyword> and <keyword id="174869" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="university-college-london" source="Orion">University College London</keyword> (UCL) in the UK, looked at the impact of COVID-19 infection on subsequent mental health and well-being.<br /><br />Data was taken from 11 longitudinal studies between April 2020 and April 2021, in which there were 54,442 participants with and without self-reported COVID-19. <br /><br />Researchers found that rises in psychological distress, depression, anxiety, and lower life satisfaction were associated with prior self-reported COVID-19.<br /><br />The associations with poorer mental health did not lessen over time after infection, highlighting the potential enduring impacts of the disease and the need for a longer follow-up process from healthcare providers.<br /><br />Self-reported COVID-19 was consistently associated with psychological distress, regardless of whether people tested positive for antibodies to the virus.<br /><br />These effects of infection were felt similarly in different groups of gender, ethnicity and socio-economic circumstances.<br /><br />The study suggests that the infection of COVID-19 might impact mental health most in older people as people with self-reported infection aged 50 years and older showed a stronger association with poorer mental health.<br /><br />This might reflect that older people are more likely to experience more severe COVID-19 symptoms, greater worry around the infection, and increased risk of blood vessel (microvascular) or brain (neurological) changes after infection, the researchers said.<br /><br />This contrasts with the effect of the pandemic overall on mental health, where previous studies have shown that women and adults aged 25-44 have had the greatest adverse impacts, they said."These findings suggest that there were prolonged mental health consequences of COVID-19 infection for some people at the beginning of this pandemic," said study joint first author <keyword id="15256572" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="ellen-thompson" source="Orion">Ellen Thompson</keyword> from King's College London.<br /><br />"Understanding why this is the case will be key to finding treatment strategies for those affected as well as preventing such effects in future pandemic waves, <keyword id="283364" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="thompson" source="Orion">Thompson</keyword> said.<br /><br />The study brings together many of the UK's longitudinal studies to provide a comprehensive overview of the impacts of COVID-19 infection on population mental health."<br /><br />Compared to most studies to date that have focussed on more severe and hospitalised cases, this study demonstrates the impact of infection during a pandemic on overall population mental health and wellbeing," said study senior author Professor <keyword id="15256571" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="praveetha-patalay" source="Orion">Praveetha Patalay</keyword> from UCL.<br /><br /><strong>SEE ALSO:<br /><a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sustainability/news/2022-pakistan-floods-that-killed-almost-2000-termed-one-of-worlds-biggest-climate-tragedies-ever/articleshow/94857051.cms">2022 Pakistan floods that killed almost 2,000 termed one of world's biggest climate tragedies ever</a><br /><a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sustainability/news/un-plans-to-launch-universal-early-warning-systems-for-climate-disasters-in-next-five-years/articleshow/94856339.cms">UN seeks to launch universal early-warning systems for climate disasters in next five years</a><br /></strong>

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<ul><li><strong>According to WHO, around 27 countries have reported <keyword id="6375416" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="cholera" source="Orion">cholera</keyword> outbreaks in the first nine months of this year.<br /></strong></li><li><strong>The prevalence rates of cholera in India are 6.7% and 1.4% in rural and urban areas respectively.<br /></strong></li><li><strong>“If untreated, delay in diagnosis can lead to mortality of 50-70%. If diagnosed early and treated, mortality can reduce to less than 0.5%,” said <keyword id="2504965" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="dr-balaji" source="Orion">Dr Balaji</keyword> at <keyword id="46994" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="fortis-healthcare" source="Orion">Fortis Healthcare</keyword>.</strong></li></ul>As Covid-19 seems to be ebbing, another disease is emerging globally. According to the <keyword id="43588" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="world-health-organization" source="Orion">World Health Organization</keyword> (WHO), around 27 countries have reported cholera outbreaks in the first nine months of this year.<br /><br />“Not only are we seeing more outbreaks but more deadly outbreaks. The data we have, which are limited, show the average case fatality rate so far this year is almost three times the rate of the past five years,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of WHO in a media briefing on October 6.<br /><br />In Syria, more than 10,000 suspected cases of cholera have been reported just in the past six weeks. Haiti has also reported two cases earlier this month in the capital city Port-au-Prince, with 20 suspected cases and seven deaths under investigation in other areas.<br /><cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="What is Cholera?" comment="subhead" text="What is Cholera?"><span data-til="noop">What is Cholera?</span></cmsannotation><br />Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease caused by an infection of the intestine by toxigenic bacteria called Vibrio cholerae. It causes severe diarrhoea and if left untreated, can lead to dehydration and death.<br /><br />It takes between 12 hours to 5 days for a person to show symptoms after ingesting contaminated food or water and affects both children and adults, and can kill within hours if untreated.<br /><br />In July this year, 8 people succumbed to a cholera outbreak in <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/cholera-in-odisha-many-dead-infected-due-to-waterborne-disease-1978555-2022-07-22">Odisha</a>'s Rayagada district while 120 were hospitalised. <br /><br />Cholera is said to be endemic in India. However, the reported cases in India tend to be much lesser than the actual numbers, say doctors and experts. The country reports nearly 20,000 to 30,000 cases of cholera every year, usually during the monsoon season of July to September.<br /><br />Currently, amid the monsoon season, cholera cases have spurted again in the country. <br /><br />“Yes, we are witnessing a surge in an episodic manner as our country is endemic to this particular infection. So, before and after the rainy season, outbreaks happen in clusters which are distributed throughout the country,” said Dr Balaji G, consultant - gastroenterology, Fortis Hospital in Bangalore.<br /><br />According to Dr Balaji, the prevalence rates of cholera in India are 6.7% and 1.4% in rural and urban areas respectively.<br /><br />“The severity of cholera varies from mild to severe disease. If untreated, delay in diagnosis can lead to mortality of 50 to 70% . Whereas if diagnosed early and treated, the mortality can reduce to less than 0.5%. Hence, early medical attention is very important,” Dr Balaji added.<br /><br />Persons who have inadequate access to clean water and sanitation facilities are prone to cholera.<br /><br />“The number of cases are rising in India because we still lack the basic sanitation, hygiene and access to clean water in many communities,” Dr Haripriya Jagadish, consultant physician, Apollo Clinic, Chennai told Business Insider India.<br /><br />Climate change adds up another layer to the cholera outbreak, said Philippe Barboza, WHO team lead for Cholera and Epidemic Diarrheal Diseases. Barboza further added that climate-induced floods in Pakistan and Bangladesh have resulted in a larger outbreak of cholera.<br /><cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="How can we tackle this infection?" comment="subhead" text="How can we tackle this infection?"><span data-til="noop">How can we tackle this infection?</span></cmsannotation><br />The only way to prevent this disease is to provide access to safe water and sanitation. Cholera can be treated easily with oral rehydration or with antibiotics in more severe cases.<br /><br />Vaccines are also available in the market to treat Cholera. Dukoral, Shanchol and Euvichol are the three WHO pre-qualified oral cholera vaccines.<br /><br />WHO recommends that people living in endemic regions and travellers who travel to these endemic regions take 2 doses of the cholera vaccine, with a 2 week gap between each dose, as a safety measure.<br /><br />Increasing outbreak of cholera is leading to increased demand for vaccines.<br /><br />“In 2013, WHO and our partners created an international stockpile of cholera vaccines which last year shipped 27 million doses but, with an increasing number of outbreaks, supply cannot keep up with demand. We urge the world’s leading vaccine manufacturers to talk to us about how we can increase production,” WHO’s Ghebreyesus said.<br /><br /><strong>SEE ALSO:<br /><a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sustainability/news/2022-pakistan-floods-that-killed-almost-2000-termed-one-of-worlds-biggest-climate-tragedies-ever/articleshow/94857051.cms">2022 Pakistan floods that killed almost 2,000 termed one of world's biggest climate tragedies ever</a><br /></strong><a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sustainability/news/un-plans-to-launch-universal-early-warning-systems-for-climate-disasters-in-next-five-years/articleshow/94856339.cms"><strong>UN seeks to launch universal early-warning systems for climate disasters in next five years</strong></a>

Cholera cases are on the rise in India too but it’s seasonal, say experts

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After witnessing a cholera outbreak in Guatemala, where children were throwing up from the bad taste of existing oral rehydration solutions (ORS), Dr. Eduardo Dolhun wanted to create an ORS that was both effective and tasty. </p><h2>What exactly is an ORS and how does it work? </h2><p>ORS stands for "oral rehydration solution" and is a balanced glucose-electrolyte mixture. It was <a href="https://www.unicef.org/sowc96/joral.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first created in the late 1960s</a> to treat the effects of cholera (vomiting and diarrhea) in Bangladesh and India. The mix of salts, sugar, and water work to counter dehydration symptoms by triggering water absorption in the small intestine. Through osmosis, sodium and glucose transport water from the gut into the bloodstream. </p><p>Today, the World Health Organization and UNICEF <a href="https://www.unicef.org/supply/files/Oral_Rehydration_Salts(ORS)_.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recommend a specific ORS formulation</a> for effective treatment of clinical dehydration. </p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><a href="https://amzn.to/2LwDFZX" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><p class="source"><span>Amazon</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p><h2>DripDrop as an ORS </h2><p>DripDrop follows this recommended formula and comes in single-serving sticks in three flavors (watermelon, lemon, and berry). 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