Electron micrograph of Vibrio cholerae

Thanks to Robert F. Boyd, PhD, and Virginia Wirtz, authors of General Microbiology
Disease Cholera
Description causes diarrhea, dehydration; life-threatening if untreated
Responsible pathogen Vibrio cholerae bacteria
Route of exposure gastro-intestinal
Mode of transmission often waterborne
Prevention/Treatment fluid replacement


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