Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
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ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The factors that probably favored the outbreak of cholera in Haiti.

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Cholera is defined as an infectious illness which is caused by bacterium called as Vibrio cholera. It is caused by eating and drinking food items that are contaminated by this bacterium.

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