Cholera – When Diarrhea becomes Deadly
Description Cholera is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae and is accompanied by severe diarrhea. It happens that patients additionally vomit bile. This is how the disease got its name: “cholera” means “flow of yellow bile” in German. There are two so-called serogroups of cholera bacteria that can cause epidemics in humans: … Cholera – When Diarrhea becomes Deadly