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Vibrio cholerae
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Cholera toxin (exotoxin) → activates Gs → ↑cAMP → ↑Cl- secretion to gut lumen → H2O efflux → watery diarrhoea (rice water diarrhoea).
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Vibrio cholerae
Cholera toxin (exotoxin) → activates Gs → ↑cAMP → ↑Cl- secretion to gut lumen → H2O efflux → watery diarrhoea (rice water diarrhoea).