Cholera (cont.)
Medical Author:
Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD
Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhDDr. Charles "Pat" Davis, MD, PhD, is a board certified Emergency Medicine doctor who currently practices as a consultant and staff member for hospitals. He has a PhD in Microbiology (UT at Austin), and the MD (Univ. Texas Medical Branch, Galveston). He is a Clinical Professor (retired) in the Division of Emergency Medicine, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, and has been the Chief of Emergency Medicine at UT Medical Branch and at UTHSCSA with over 250 publications. Medical Editor:
Mary D. Nettleman, MD, MS, MACP
Mary D. Nettleman, MD, MS, MACPMary D. Nettleman, MD, MS, MACP is the Chair of the Department of Medicine at Michigan State University. She is a graduate of Vanderbilt Medical School, and completed her residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Indiana University. In this Article
 Where can people find more information about cholera?The following links can provide additional information about cholera: "Cholera," CDC "Cholera," Travelers' Health - Yellow Book, CDC "Cholera Epidemiology and Risk Factors," CDC "Cholera Treatment," CDC "Cholera," Medscape.com
"Chapter 3: Infectious Disease Related to Travel," CDC
"John Snow and the Broad Street Pump," Making the Modern World REFERENCES: Reviewed by Mary D. Nettleman, MD, MS, MACP on 6/15/2012 Patient CommentsViewers share their comments
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