FTP, what is this disease marked by severe diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration?
There are over 100 biotypes of this disease, but only 01 ("oh-one") and 0139 ("oh-1-3-9") possess both the VPI pathogenicity island and the CTX prophage that confer its characteristic exotoxin. It is caused by the Vibrio bacterium, which never enters the cells, but adheres to the intestinal lining and secretes a toxin that deactivates ion pumps and increases the cells' permeability to water. It can be prevented by basic sanitation and it runs its course within 2 weeks if patients are kept hydrated. FTP, what is this disease marked by severe diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration?
There are over 100 biotypes of this disease, but only 01 ("oh-one") and 0139 ("oh-1-3-9") possess both the VPI pathogenicity island and the CTX prophage that confer its characteristic exotoxin.
cholera