Select inappropriate statement regarding Cholera: (A) Incubation period 1-2 days, (B) Rice - watery diarrhoea, (C) Azithromycin is treatment of choice in adults, (D) It is a notifiable disease locally, nationally and internationally
Answer is C. Cholera: - Caused by Vibrio cholera - ELTOR - MC subtype in India now. - Route of transmission - FECO-ORAL ROUTE - I.P - 1-2 days - Clinical feature: Rice-watery diarrhea - It is a notifiable disease locally, nationally and internationally. Groups Antibiotic of choice for cholera Adults Doxycycline Children Azithromycin Pregnancy Azithromycin Chemoprophylaxis Tetracycline