These findings, linked to the severity of symptoms like severe diarrhea and dehydration, could pave the way for new strategies to combat cholera, a disease threatening millions worldwide. Study: Core ...

Experts have used a cutting-edge computational approach to discover the genetic factors that make the bacteria behind cholera so dangerous - which could be key to preventing this deadly disease. The ...

While cholera may have been killing people as far back as 400 B.C., it didn't start affecting the Americas until the second cholera pandemic began in 1829. Numerous other cholera pandemics followed, ...

The bacteria—V cholerae—colonize the small intestine where they secrete a potent enterotoxin. This toxin does not damage the intestinal lining but leads to the overproduction of cyclic AMP, which ...

Cholera is a deadly diarrhoeal disease spread through ingesting contaminated food and water. Entirely preventable, it can kill within hours if a severe case is left untreated. The World Health ...