Cholera

Cholera
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(kl´r) or Asiatic cholera, acute infectious disease caused by strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae that have been infected by bacteriophages.
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Cholera was discovered in 1883 to be due to infection with Vibrio cholerae, a comma-shaped bacteria. The discovery was made by the great German bacteriologist Robert Koch (1843-1910).
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Cholera is an infection of the small intestine caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Itcauses a large amount ofwatery diarrhea.
Alternative Names:
V. cholerae; Vibrio
Causes, incidence, and risk factors:
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Cholera bacteria in the environment
Cholera bacteria occur naturally in coastal waters where they attach to tiny crustaceans called copepods. As many as 10,000 bacteria may adhere to a single crustacean.
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cholera
Watery diarrhea caused by drinking water or eating food that's con-taminated with Vibrio cholere. The disease is spread through the stools of infected persons.
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Cholera occurs especially in hot, tropical climates. Filthy living conditions is generally the primary factor. Bowel discharges from those with cholera must be boiled to kill the germs. When this is not done, the disease spreads.
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Cholera
Cholescintigraphy (Gall Bladder Radionuclide Scan)
Cholestasis
Cholestasis - Drug-Induced (Drug-Induced Cholestasis)
Cholesteatoma ...
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Sack, David A. "Cholera and Related Illnesses Caused by Vibrio Species and Aeromonas." In Infectious Diseases, ed. Sherwood L. Gorbach, et al. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co., 1998.
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pancreatalgia; pancreatectomy; pancreatemphraxis; pancreatic; pancreatic abscess; pancreatic acinar cell; pancreatic adenocarcinoma; pancreatic branches; pancreatic calcifications; pancreatic calculus; pancreatic cancer; pancreatic cholera; ...
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If you are buying a water filter or purifier, buy one that can filter out organisms as small as those that cause giardia, cholera, and amoebic diarrhea.
Carry a liter of purified water.
Avoid food and beverages from street vendors.
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The list of infectious diseases goes on--diphtheria, listeriosis, botulism, gas gangrene, actinomycosis, dysentery, cholera, poliomyelitis, Colorado tick fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, malaria, giardiasis, trichinosis, hookworm--but, happily, ...
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During World War I, the German Army developed anthrax, glanders, cholera, and a wheat fungus specifically for use as biological weapons. They allegedly spread plague in St.
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By attaching nicotine and cocaine molecules to cholera toxin, the immune system creates antibodies to the two drugs.
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ENTEROTOXIN: A toxic substance that causes gastrointestinal upset. Cholera toxin is an example of an enterotoxin.
ENTRY INHIBITOR: A drug that interferes with HIV's ability to enter a cell.
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Other cases have developed after a person received vaccination for typhoid, measles, cholera, hepatitis B, or yellow fever. Some foods, drugs, or other chemical toxins may trigger HSP as well. Often no cause can be found.
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Examples of infections caused by this class of bacteria include the plague, rabbit fever, cholera, thyphoid fever and salmonella.
Gram-positive bacteria are rarer and treatable with penicillin .
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