Type of diarrhea in Vibrio cholera is: (A) Osmotic, (B) Secretary, (C) Colloidal, (D) Bloody
Answer is B. cholera is an acute diarrheal disease caused by V.cholera. In its most severe form, it presents as profuse painless, watery diarrhea and copious effoless vomiting; this may lead to hypovolemic shock and death. The cholera stool is typically a colorless watery fluid with flecks of mucus, said to resemble water in which rice has been washed (hence called 'rice-water stools') Ref: Textbook of microbiology; Ananthanarayan and paniker's; 10th Edition; Pg:313