Cholera Spread, Symptoms, and Rehydration

Cholera is an acute gastrointestinal disease caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Vibrio cholerae. It spreads mainly through the fecal-oral route. People usually get infected by drinking contaminated water or eating contaminated food. The bacterium is motile and belongs to the Vibrionaceae family. It is linked to waterborne...

Cholera is a gastrointestinal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae, which spreads through the consumption of contaminated water or food.

In the small intestine, the bacterium adheres to the epithelial cells.

The bacterium then releases cholera toxin, composed of one A subunit and five B subunits.

The B subunits bind to GM1 ...