RT Book, Section
A1 Waldor, Matthew K.
A1 Ryan, Edward T.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1141408880
T1 CHOLERA AND OTHER VIBRIOSES
T2 Harrison's Infectious Diseases, 3e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259835971
LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141408880
RD 2022/05/19
AB Members  of  the  genus  Vibrio  cause  a  number  of  important  infectious  syndromes.  Classic  among  them  is  cholera,  a  devastating  diarrheal  disease  caused  by  Vibrio  cholerae  that  has  been  responsible  for  seven  global  pandemics  and  much  suffering  over  the  past  two  centuries.  Epidemic  cholera  remains  a  significant  public  health  concern  in  the  developing  world  today.  Other  vibrioses  caused  by  other  Vibrio  species  include  syndromes  of  diarrhea,  soft  tissue  infection,  or  primary  sepsis.  All  Vibrio  species  are  highly  motile,  facultatively  anaerobic,  curved  gram-negative  rods  with  one  or  more  flagella.  In  nature,  vibrios  most  commonly  reside  in  tidal  rivers  and  bays  under  conditions  of  moderate  salinity.  They  proliferate  in  the  summer  months  when  water  temperatures  exceed  20°C.  As  might  be  expected,  the  illnesses  they  cause  also  increase  in  frequency  during  the  warm  months.