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The first recorded outbreak of cholera occurred in India in 1817, specifically near the mouth of the Ganges River. [[#References|[1]]] (medicalecology) <i>Vibrio cholerae</i> naturally attach to the chitinous exoskeleton of zooplankton in fresh, brackish rivers and coastal salt water. Because of this, cholera outbreaks often coincide with zooplankton blooms (news-medical) [[#References|[2]]]. The transmission of <i>V. cholerae</i> is usually by water and food contaminated with zooplankton and/or fecal matter. Because the pathogen is ingested, it is also transmitted through oral-fecal transmission. The transmission of <i>V. cholerae</i> is often related to the inadequate sanitation and water treatment procedures of an area [[#References|[3]]] (CDC)” | |||
===Infectious dose, incubation, and colonization=== | ===Infectious dose, incubation, and colonization=== | ||
===Epidemiology=== | ===Epidemiology=== | ||
Revision as of 15:32, 12 July 2013
Etiology/Bacteriology
Taxonomy
Domain: Bacteria | Phylum: Proteobacteria | Class: Gammaproteobacteria | Family: Vibrionaceae | Order: Vibrionales | Genus: Vibrio | Species: V. cholerae
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NCBI: Taxonomy Genome: Vibrio cholerae |
Description
Pathogenesis
Transmission
The first recorded outbreak of cholera occurred in India in 1817, specifically near the mouth of the Ganges River. [1] (medicalecology) Vibrio cholerae naturally attach to the chitinous exoskeleton of zooplankton in fresh, brackish rivers and coastal salt water. Because of this, cholera outbreaks often coincide with zooplankton blooms (news-medical) [2]. The transmission of V. cholerae is usually by water and food contaminated with zooplankton and/or fecal matter. Because the pathogen is ingested, it is also transmitted through oral-fecal transmission. The transmission of V. cholerae is often related to the inadequate sanitation and water treatment procedures of an area [3] (CDC)”
Infectious dose, incubation, and colonization
Epidemiology
Virulence factors
Clinical features
Symptoms
Morbidity and Mortality
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
Host Immune Response
References
1 Conway, Tyrrell. “Genus conway”. “Microbe Wiki” 2013. Volume 1. p. 1-2.
Created by Bhumi Patel, Dehra McGuire, and Gracen Conway, students of Tyrrell Conway at the University of Oklahoma.
