CHOLERA – What You Need to Know.
Background Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae; a Gram negative curved bacterium. It is a potentially life-threatening, primarily waterborne disease. There are many serogroups of V. cholerae, but only two (O1 and O139) cause outbreaks. Read Also: Cholera Epidemiology Cholera can be both endemic and epidemic. A cholera-endemic area is an …