Is cholera a virus or a bacteria disease?

Answer 1

Cholera is a diarrheal illness caused by a toxin produced by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The toxin causes massive amounts of water to be excreted into the lumen of the bowel, thus producing copious watery diarrhea. The danger is not from the diarrhea, but instead from the dehydration it produces. Children and the elderly are especially at risk.

Answer 2

cholera is not a virus, it's caused by bacteria. It's commonly found in dirty water in developing countries like South Africa.

Answer 3

None of the above. malaria is a parasite (known as Plasmodium) that reproduces in our bodies and is transmitted via mosquitoes.

Answer 4

Cholera is caused by a bacterium commonly associated with polluted water supply.

Answer 5

The disease cholera is caused by a bacteria called as vibrio cholerae.

Answer 6

The disease called influenza is a virus. No antibiotic can cure or "kill" it since it is not alive.

Answer 7

It is a disease