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Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that causes a large amount of watery diarrhea.Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The bacteria releases a toxin that causes increased release of water in the intestines, which produces...
Source:ADAM
Date:February 21, 2009
Cholera is an acute illness characterized by watery diarrhea that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Cholera is spread by eating food or drinking water contaminated with the bacteria.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Cholera is an acute diarrheal illness caused by a bacterium, Vibrio cholerae. There are several environmental strains of Vibrio cholerae, which are found mainly in brackish waters and marine environments, but only two strains are responsible for c...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
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