Cholera is the leading cause of death in children in develop…
Cholera is the leading cause of death in children in developing countries, characterized by massive diarrhea. The effects stem from an extracellular toxin that the bacterium Vibrio cholerae releases into the gut. The toxin acts on a ________ that overstimulates ________ which causes a cascade of events that leads to electrolytes leaving the cell and causing water to follow them into the lumen of the intestine, resulting in severe diarrhea.
Read DetailsWhen the Estates General began to meet at Versailles in May…
When the Estates General began to meet at Versailles in May of 1789 there was no debate about how voting would occur; instead, there was general consensus that voting would continue to be done by order rather than by individual representatives.
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