fleurdelisan t1_izhietr wrote 2 years ago Reply to comment by RandomUserName076 in Are there a lot more diseases for land animals than sea creatures? If yes, why? by Bored_Survivor Cholera is caused by certain strains of a bacterium that attaches itself to the shells of saltwater/freshwater shellfish! At one point it mutated and gained the ability to latch itself onto our stomach lining in the same way, and voila! Cholera. Permalink Parent 4
fleurdelisan t1_izhietr wrote
Reply to comment by RandomUserName076 in Are there a lot more diseases for land animals than sea creatures? If yes, why? by Bored_Survivor
Cholera is caused by certain strains of a bacterium that attaches itself to the shells of saltwater/freshwater shellfish! At one point it mutated and gained the ability to latch itself onto our stomach lining in the same way, and voila! Cholera.