ANTH 2079 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Substantia Nigra, Aedes Aegypti, Cyanobacteria
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Sars-cov was detected in a woman who traveled from hong kong to toronto in. Profile: the medical ecology of cholera in ecuador: in 1991, an epidemic of cholera, and acute intestinal infection, began in peru and spread for the next two years across south america. Before it was over, 9,000+ people died, and many more were infected: cholera is a water-borne disease caused by bacterial in fecal-contaminated food or water. It can also be transmitted by eating raw or uncooked seafood infected with the cholera vibrios. With a short incubation period, the bacteria produce a toxin that activated enzymes in the intestines, causing copious amounts of watery diarrhea, vomiting, and muscle cramps. It is particularly deadly among children and the elderly, or anyone immunologically compromised or nutritionally stressed: water-borne diseases such as cholera are affected by human activities, such as dam building and human resettlement associated with development projects.
