"Present a thorough discussion on the seven main features of an infectious disease of your own finding."

CHOLERA 1.<Tab/>Cause Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholera, whose "natural reservoirs" are suggested to be "brackish rivers and coastal waters" . Human-volunteer feeding studies utilizing healthy individuals have demonstrated that approximately one million organisms need to be ingested to cause illness. After ingestion, the viable bacteria attach to the small intestine and produce cholera toxin . There are a number of causes which may contribute to the source, spread and …

…been distributed for cholera; the development of a vaccine that would effectively prevent colonisation and manifestation of cholera would significantly assist in both controlling and negating further epidemics of cholera. And although it is not possible to prevent an outbreak of cholera, its spread within a community can be controlled. Over an extended period of time, cholera will disappear with advancements in the provision of safe water supplies, improvements in hygienic practices and community awareness.