LIFESCI 3C03 Midterm: Practice Chart
18 Feb 2019
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Is very cheap but you need access to fresh water. Severe cases may require intravenous fluids and antibiotics. Staying away from areas endemic to the disease (i. e. india and. It came to canada via the st. People in areas with no access to fresh water. Children and elderly and those with weak immune systems. Cholera infects the epithelial cells that line the intestine. Ebola found in nonhuman primates and originated in fruit bats. You can get it through water contaminated with infected fecal matter. You can also get it by eating food that has been washed or grown in contaminated water. Ebolavirus through bodily fluids such as blood, semen from live or dead bodies. You get it through sexual transmission, or sharing needles. Must bypass a mucous membrane that is damaged. Characterized by severe diarrhea that leads to dangerous dehydration. Bacteria release a toxin that causes ion channels to be locked in the open position, and ions are let out.
