Cholera
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is an infectious intestinal disease common in Southern Asia.
is caused by a comma-shaped bacterium called Vibrio s. The
microorganism is transmitted by water or food that has been contaminated
with the feces of people who have the disease. occurs when Vibrio
Cholera enters the intestines and re ....
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.... that may have
been exposed to water. Peru, already afflicted by economic ills and
feastering guerilla insurgency, is now plagued by an epidemic of Cholera.
As of February 25, 1991, the disease had claimed 90 lives and infected at
least 14,000 people. It is the first major outbreak of Cholera in the
western hemisphere since early in this century. In Peru, local authorities
have moved quickly to stem the epidemic, which is spread by poor hygiene
and contaminated water, raw food, and fish. To av ....
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