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Vibrio cholerae
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Vibrio chol·er·ae (kl-r)
n.
A bacterium that causes Asiatic cholera in humans; Koch's bacillus.

Vibrio cholerae,
the species of comma-shaped, motile bacillus that is the cause of cholera.

Vibrio cholerae
Infectious disease The Vibrio that produces the heat-tolerant exotoxin which causes cholera Epidemiology Transmitted through poorly treated water supplies Clinical Abdominal cramping, diarrhea Management Rehydration is more important than antibiotics. See Broad Street pump, Cholera toxin.


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