why is cholera a water borne disease?
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Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. People become infected after eating food or drinking water that has been contaminated by the faeces of infected persons. Raw or undercooked seafood may be a source of infection in areas where cholera is prevalent and sanitation is poor.
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ᴀɴ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋs ᴛʜᴇ sᴍᴀʟʟ ɪɴᴛᴇsᴛɪɴᴇ, ᴄʜᴏʟᴇʀᴀ ɪs ᴄᴀᴜsᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴜᴍ ᴠɪʙʀɪᴏ ᴄʜᴏʟᴇʀᴀ. ʟᴜᴄᴋɪʟʏ, ᴄʜᴏʟᴇʀᴀ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀɴ ᴀɪʀʙᴏʀɴᴇ ᴅɪsᴇᴀsᴇ—ᴜɴʟᴇss ᴘɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ sᴘʀᴇᴀᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴅɪsᴀsᴛᴇʀ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴛᴏʀɴᴀᴅᴏ ᴏʀ ʜᴜʀʀɪᴄᴀɴᴇ.
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