Cholera (Vibrio cholerae)

Source: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bioterror/agen_cholera.html

method of delivery: Drinking water or eating food contaminated with the cholera bacterium. In an epidemic, the source of the contamination is usually the feces of an infected person.

symptoms of exposure: severe diarrhea, vomiting, weakness, leg cramps, rapid fluid loss that can lead to shock

effects: Dehydration, shock, death

incubation: 12 hours - 5 days

structure: Comma-shaped bacteria lodge in the small intestines,

references:

o http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/cholera_g.htm

o http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bioterror/agen_cholera.html