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FOOD & WATER-BORNE DISEASES
TYPHOID FEVERHEPATITIS VIRUSESCHOLERAAMEBIC DYSENTERYBACILLARY DYSENTERY
HOW DOES THE BACTERIA CAUSE DISEASE?
• Vibrio cholerae sero groups O1 and O139 cause cholera in humans, while other vibrio’s may cause sepsis or enteritis
• V. cholerae is a comma shaped curved rod, 2-4 um long