Ch. 25 - Microbial Diseases of the Digestive System

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Ch. 25 - Microbial Diseases of the Digestive System

Problema 6

Capitolo 21, Problema 6

A cholera epidemic in Peru had all of the following characteristics. Which one led to the others?
a. Eating raw fish
b. Sewage contamination of water
c. Catching fish in contaminated water
d. Vibrio in fish intestine
e. Including fish intestines with edibles

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Step 1: Understand the transmission cycle of Vibrio cholerae, the bacterium causing cholera. It typically spreads through ingestion of contaminated water or food.

Step 2: Identify the primary source of contamination in the options. Sewage contamination of water (option b) introduces Vibrio cholerae into the aquatic environment.

Step 3: Recognize that once water is contaminated, fish living in that water can ingest Vibrio, leading to Vibrio presence in fish intestines (option d).

Step 4: Eating raw fish (option a) or including fish intestines with edibles (option e) can then transmit the bacteria to humans, causing infection.

Step 5: Catching fish in contaminated water (option c) is a consequence of sewage contamination, linking the initial contamination to subsequent steps in the transmission chain.

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Transmission Pathways of Waterborne Diseases

Waterborne diseases like cholera spread primarily through contaminated water sources. Understanding how pathogens enter and move through water systems is crucial, as contamination often leads to infection via ingestion or contact with polluted water or food.

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