Title	Cholera [electronic resource] / edited by Dhiman Barua, William B. Greenough
Imprint	Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1992
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9688-9
Descript	XX, 372 p. online resource

Research on cholera has contributed both to knowledge of the epidemic in particular, and to a broader understanding of the fundamental ways in which cells communicate with each other. This volume presents current knowledge in historical perspective to enable the practitioner to treat cholera in a more effective manner, and to provide a comprehensive review for the researcher

1 History of Cholera -- 2 Bacteriology of Vibrio and Related Organisms -- 3 Epidemiology and Pathogenicity of Non-01 Vibrio Species and Related Organisms -- 4 Genetics -- 5 Vibrio Phages and Phage-Typing -- 6 The Ecology of Vibrio Cholerae -- 7 The Epidemiology of Cholera -- 8 Cholera Enterotoxin (Choleragen): A Historical Perspective -- 9 Colonization and Pathology -- 10 Pathogenesis -- 11 Pathophysiology and Clinical Aspects of Cholera -- 12 Laboratory Diagnosis -- 13 Clinical Management of Cholera -- 14 Immunity and Vaccine Development -- 15 Prevention and Control of Cholera -- Epilogue: The Latin American Cholera Epidemic