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1 [http:// | 1 [http://www.medicalecology.org/water/cholera/cholera.htm Despommier D, Chen S. "Cholera". Medical Ecology. 2004.] | ||
<br>2 [http://www.news-medical.net/health/Cholera-Transmission.aspx News-Medical "Cholera Transmission". 2013.] | |||
<br>3 [http://www.cdc.gov/cholera/infection-sources.html Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Cholera - Vibrio cholerae infection. General Information. "Where is Cholera Found". 2013, July 9.] | |||
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Revision as of 15:46, 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 Despommier D, Chen S. "Cholera". Medical Ecology. 2004.
2 News-Medical "Cholera Transmission". 2013.
3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Cholera - Vibrio cholerae infection. General Information. "Where is Cholera Found". 2013, July 9.
Created by Bhumi Patel, Dehra McGuire, and Gracen Conway, students of Tyrrell Conway at the University of Oklahoma.
