Identify the pathogen which causes cholera.
There is a high risk of cholera outbreaks occurring after natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes and floods.
Explain why this would be the case.
Cholera is an infectious disease. Table 1 shows some information about three other infectious diseases.
Table 1
Infectious disease | Name of causative organism(s) | Type of causative organism | Main mode of transmission |
HIV/AIDS | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) | Virus | |
Tuberculosis | Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Bacterium | |
Plasmodium | Feeding/sucking blood by Anopheles mosquito |
Complete the missing information in Table 1.
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