The use of a gelatin agar medium permitted an estimation of the numbers of V. cholerae in the rice water stools of cholera patients. The number of cholera vibrios was maximal on the first day of ...

Cholera, an often deadly disease that comes from drinking contaminated water, is the target of a unique vaccine made in the form of edible genetically modified rice. According to the University of ...

Cholera is a severe diarrheal disease caused by a toxin produced by Vibrio cholerae that leads to life-threatening losses of fluid and electrolytes. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), ...

Although the initial phases of intestinal infection with Vibrio cholerae have been intensively scrutinized, the later stages of infection, which are characterized by mass detachment of bacteria from ...

Background: Cholera has afflicted the Indian sub-continent for centuries, predominantly in West Bengal and modern-day Bangladesh. This preliminary study aims to understand the current level of ...

AT the present moment when the Continent has again become the battle-field between cholera and the human race, all questions concerning the cause, diffusion, and prevention of the cholera virus must ...

Kathmandu, Aug. 24 -- At least 42 people from various wards of Birgunj Metropolitan City have tested positive with Cholera, a highly infectious waterborne disease that has been spreading since last ...

Public health experts say that the risk of waterborne diseases, including cholera, will not lessen until and unless the country's water and sanitation conditions improve, and people are ensured safe ...