El- tor and classic vibrio true is: (A) ElTor is more common, (B) ElTor is more severe, (C) Classical is associated with more carriers, (D) All of the above
Answer is C. El Tor Vibrio:The severity of illness- much less, with large propoion of mild and asymptomatic infectionsMoality was low and the carrier rate highEl Tor vibrio tended to remain endemic in many new geographic areas, causing periodic epidemicsProved to be much hardier than the classical vibrios, capable of surviving in the environment for much longer