Research topic: cholera

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Electron microscope image of Vibrio cholerae bacteria, which infect the digestive system. (Image by T.J. Kirn, M.J. Lafferty, C.M.P Sandoe and R.K. Taylor)

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cholera

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
cholera or Asiatic cholera, acute infectious disease caused by strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae that have been infected by bacteriophages . The bacteria, which are found in fecal-contaminated food and water and in raw or undercooked seafood, produce a toxin that affects the intestines causing diarrhea, vomiting, and severe fluid and electrolyte loss. This overwhelming dehydration is the outstanding characteristic of the disease and is the main cause of death. Cholera has a short incubation period (two or three days) and runs a quick course. In untreated cases the death... Read more
Cholera
Cholera Cholera (KAH-luh-ruh) is an infection of the that can cause severe diarrhea (dye-uh-...other reference sources Dehydration Diarrhea Epidemics Enteritis Vibrio cholerae Cholera is an illness caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae , which... Read more
Cholera
Cholera. No disease , with the possible exception of yellow fever...aroused more fear in nineteenth‐century America than cholera, a deadly affliction that attacks the gastrointestinal...development of intravenous fluids in the twentieth century, cholera victims could dehydrate and die within a matter ... Read more

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