As opposed to the malarial mosquito, it is active during the day. It frequents urban areas and is often present indoors, although it avoids air conditioning. No immunization or cure is available, but drugs and measures can reduce the effects of the disease. For more details, see the information provided by the CDC . Cholera A disease mostly found in Latin America, the CDC estimates that it infects over a million people there.
Cholera is transmitted through contaminated food and water, particularly seafood.
To avoid the disease, follow the same precautions that you follow to avoid traveler's diarrhea and stay away from areas of epidemic. For more details, see the information provided by the CDC . Vaccines are available and recommended to travelers heading to infected areas, but they are not 100 percent effective, so vigilance in what you eat and drink is also important. The typhoid fever vaccine course can take up to five weeks to complete, plus a week to build resiliency. For more details, see the information provided by the CDC .