1. Cholera is transmitted through contaminated water.
2. Cholera spreads rapidly in areas that lack proper sanitation and clean drinking water.
3. Germs are spread through the patient’s excreta.
4. Cholera bacteria can survive in coastal areas and brackish water.
5. Cholera bacteria live in fish, crabs, oysters, snails, shrimps, hard bony fish, etc.
6. Germs spread through dishes used by the patient.
7. In the mucosa of the patient’s small intestine, this bacterium secretes a toxic toxin called enterotoxin or collagen. These toxins are excreted in the feces and spread to the environment.