This document provides information about cholera, including:
- Cholera is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae which causes severe diarrhea and vomiting leading to dehydration. It spreads through contaminated water or food.
- V. cholerae is a short, curved, gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria that moves rapidly using a single flagellum. It can survive in warm, basic water for long periods.
- Cholera symptoms include profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, muscle cramps, severe dehydration and electrolyte depletion. It is an acute infection of the small intestine caused by V. cholerae.
This document provides information about cholera, including:
- Cholera is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae which causes severe diarrhea and vomiting leading to dehydration. It spreads through contaminated water or food.
- V. cholerae is a short, curved, gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria that moves rapidly using a single flagellum. It can survive in warm, basic water for long periods.
- Cholera symptoms include profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, muscle cramps, severe dehydration and electrolyte depletion. It is an acute infection of the small intestine caused by V. cholerae.
This document provides information about cholera, including:
- Cholera is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae which causes severe diarrhea and vomiting leading to dehydration. It spreads through contaminated water or food.
- V. cholerae is a short, curved, gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria that moves rapidly using a single flagellum. It can survive in warm, basic water for long periods.
- Cholera symptoms include profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, muscle cramps, severe dehydration and electrolyte depletion. It is an acute infection of the small intestine caused by V. cholerae.
This document provides information about cholera, including:
- Cholera is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae which causes severe diarrhea and vomiting leading to dehydration. It spreads through contaminated water or food.
- V. cholerae is a short, curved, gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria that moves rapidly using a single flagellum. It can survive in warm, basic water for long periods.
- Cholera symptoms include profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, muscle cramps, severe dehydration and electrolyte depletion. It is an acute infection of the small intestine caused by V. cholerae.
an infectious disease that causes severe diarrhea and vomiting which can lead to dehydration, hypovolemic shock and if left untreated, death. Usually spread through water or food contaminated by feces of a person infected with cholera. *cannot be infected with just casual contact from an infected person Caused by the bacterium, Vibrio cholera, when consumed releases a toxin in the small intestines. Higher risk of an epidemic when poverty, natural disaster, and famine forces people to live in crowded conditions with poor sanitation. Caused numerous epidemics especially in Asia and Africa due to the fact that treatment of sewage and water was not yet prominent.
An acute infectious disease of the small intestine, caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae and character ized byprofuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, muscle cramps, severe dehydration, and depletion of electrolyt es. Also calledAsiatic cholera.
(Pathology) an acute intestinal infection characterized by severe diarrhoea, cramp, etc: caused by ingesti on of wateror food contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio comma. Also called: Asiatic cholera, epidemi c cholera or Indiancholera
a severe contagious infection of the small intestine characterized by profuse diarrhea and dehydration, ca used byVibrio cholerae bacteria, and commonly transmitted via contaminated drinking water.
Short, slightly curved, rod-shaped bacterium that moves rapidly by a single, whip-like structure called a flagellum. Gram negative Motile with a single polar flagellum Can survive at ordinary temperature and can grow well in temp from 22-40 degrees centigrade Can survive longer in refrigerated food An enterotoxin, choleragen, is elaborated by organisms as they grow in the intestinal tract
Cholera is caused by Vibrio cholerae, a gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria
with a small bend in the middle and a long tail-like flagella. V. cholerae looks basically like a bratwurst with a tail! Gram-negative refers to its thin cell wall, which is surrounded by a protective outer membrane. The bacteria swim quickly about in infested water using their flagella in a whip-like manner to propel forward. V. cholerae can survive in warm, basic (pH > 7) and salty water for long periods of time, but it always needs a source of water. It doesn't grow well in cold and dry climates. This is one reason that cholera is endemic (remains without external input) in parts of Asia and Latin America.
A Vibrio cholerae bacterium is outlined in red
Cholera is contracted by drinking water or eating food contaminated with V.
cholerae. The contamination is typically from the feces of an infected person; however, naturally occurring populations of the bacteria are present in areas where the disease is endemic. If a V. cholerae bacterium survives the high acidic environment of the stomach, it will stick to the walls of the small intestine and reproduce. The bacterium will also produce a toxin called cholera toxin (CT), which alters the activity of the cells that line the wall of the small intestine. Cholera is acute water borne disease that results from a bacterial infection of the intestine. It is characterised by diarrhoea, vomiting, fever and stomach cramps. The diarrhoea associated with the condition is usually severe and a lot of fluid is lost from the body. As a result dehydration occurs in most cases.
Cholera commonly occurs in areas of poor hygiene and sanitation and may spread as an epidemic in areas of overcrowding, famine and flooding. The incidence of the disease is very high in India and other countries of South East Asia.
How is it caused? Cholera is caused by a bacterium Vibrio cholerae, which is transmitted through contaminated food and water. It can also be transmitted from one person to another through dirty hands and nails, which might contain the bacterium. The infected person’s linen can also transmit the infection.
Difference of vibrio cholera and eltor vibrio
Strains of the El Tor biotype, however, produce less cholera enterotoxin, but appear to colonize intestinal epithelium better than vibrios of the classical variety. Also, they seem some what more resistant to environmental factors. Thus, El Tor strains have a higher tendency to become endemic and exhibit a higher infection-to-case ratio than the classical biotype."
