True statement about ElTor vibrio is: (A) ElTor is more common, (B) ElTor is more severe, (C) ElToris 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 infections*Moality was low and the carrier rate high*El Tor vibrio tended to remain endemic in many new geographic areas, causing periodic epidemics*Proved to be much hardier than the classical vibrios, capable of surviving in the environment for much longer(Ref: Ananthanarayan 9th edition, p308)