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==Pathogenesis==
==Pathogenesis==
===Transmission===
===Transmission===
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)
The first recorded outbreak of cholera occurred in India in 1817, specifically near the mouth of the Ganges River. [[#References|[1]]] <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[[#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]]].


===Infectious dose, incubation, and colonization===
===Infectious dose, incubation, and colonization===

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Etiology/Bacteriology

Taxonomy

Domain: Bacteria | Phylum: Proteobacteria | Class: Gammaproteobacteria | Family: Vibrionaceae | Order: Vibrionales | Genus: Vibrio | Species: V. cholerae

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] 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[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].”

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.