高二英语复习提升-Cholera.docVIP

Cholera 霍乱是一种严重的流行病，150 年来它已经夺去了数百万人的生命。你了解它的症状和起源吗？ Cholera is a very serious intestinal (肠内的) infection caused by taking food or water polluted with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Most people infected with V. cholerae do not become ill, although the bacterium is present in their faeces (粪便) for 7-14 days. When illness does occur, about 80-90% of cases are of mild or moderate severity and are difficult to distinguish from other types of seriousdiarrhoea (腹泻). Less than 20% of those infected develop typical cholera with signs of moderate or severedehydration (脱水). During the 19th century, chol