Cholera declassified

Cholera is an infectious disease that leads to an individual having severe
watery diarrhea. If untreated, this disease may lead to dehydration and even death. Cholera is contracted by consuming food or water that is contaminated by the bacterium known as vibrio cholerae. This video provides general information about cholera, outlines the mechanism of the cholera toxin and provides
prevention and treatment strategies.

This video was made by McMaster Demystifying Medicine students: Aimen Shahzad, Amir
Reihani, Quan Zhou and Youssef Zohdy.

Copyright McMaster University 2020.

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