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Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The bacteria releases a toxin that causes increased release of water in the intestines, which produces severe diarrhea.Cholera occurs in places with poor sanitation, crowding, war, and famine.

Source:ADAM

Date:February 21, 2009

Cholera

Because V. cholerae bacteria are sensitive to acid, most cholera-causing bacteria die in the acidic environment.A false color transmission electron micrograph(TEM) of Vibrio cholerae bacterium magnified 6,000 times its original size.(Photography b...

Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

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