Cholera Vaccine
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Cholera vaccines are vaccines that are effective at preventing cholera.[8] For the first six months after vaccination they provide about 85percent protection, which decreases to 50percent or 62percent during the first year.[8][9][10] After two years the level of protection decreases to less than 50percent.[8] When enough of the population is immunized, it may protect those who have not been immunized (known as her...
an injection for prevention of nausea and diarrhea for travellers. ## I believe the correct spelling is Dukoral. This medicine does not appear to be available in the United States. It is a vaccine against cholera and traveler's diarrhea. This vaccine contains a mixture of inactivated Vibrio cholerae bacteria (the bacteria that cause cholera) and a non-toxic component of the toxin that these bacteria produce. It works by stimulating the body's immune response to the cholera bacteria, without actually causing the disease [1]. Hope this helps. Do you have any other questions or information to add? Please post back if you do... Sources & Further Reading: [1] [2]
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