Confessions of a Cholera Girl

How does Steak and Eggs for breakfast help stave off cholera diarrhea cases during a disaster? Probably not how you think! In this episode, follow along as we connect the Waffle House Index, hurricanes, cholera, epidemiology, and the need for public infrastructure. Vibrio cholerae infects millions of people each year, and the cholera toxin can cause acute diarrheal disease that produces “rice water stool” and kills between 21,000 to 143,000 people worldwide annually.