Comments on: The Cholera Tree of Life (and Death) http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2010/12/10/the-cholera-tree-of-life-and-death/ A blog about life, past and future. Written by DISCOVER contributing editor and columnist Carl Zimmer. Sat, 26 May 2012 01:25:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Zooming In On the Cholera Tree of Life (And Death) | The Loom | Discovery http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2010/12/10/the-cholera-tree-of-life-and-death/comment-page-1/#comment-60322 Zooming In On the Cholera Tree of Life (And Death) | The Loom | Discovery Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:27:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/?p=3786#comment-60322 [...] I wrote in December, scientists applied evolutionary biology to find clues to how cholera–or, more [...] [...] I wrote in December, scientists applied evolutionary biology to find clues to how cholera–or, more [...]

]]> By: Zooming In On the Cholera Tree of Life (And Death) | The Loom | moregoodstuff.info http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2010/12/10/the-cholera-tree-of-life-and-death/comment-page-1/#comment-60316 Zooming In On the Cholera Tree of Life (And Death) | The Loom | moregoodstuff.info Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:17:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/?p=3786#comment-60316 [...] I wrote in December, scientists applied evolutionary biology to find clues to how cholera–or, more [...] [...] I wrote in December, scientists applied evolutionary biology to find clues to how cholera–or, more [...]

]]> By: infocritic http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2010/12/10/the-cholera-tree-of-life-and-death/comment-page-1/#comment-51765 infocritic Fri, 24 Dec 2010 21:48:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/?p=3786#comment-51765 That tree would be much easier to understand if somebody hadn't contorted it around a circle. That tree would be much easier to understand if somebody hadn’t contorted it around a circle.

]]> By: Ray Moscow http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2010/12/10/the-cholera-tree-of-life-and-death/comment-page-1/#comment-50939 Ray Moscow Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:21:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/?p=3786#comment-50939 IIRC, Laurie Garrett had part of a chapter on intercontinental cholera transmission in her book "The Coming Plague". Apparently the bacteria can survive in the oceans long enough to be picked up by shellfish (mollusks) and get re-transmitted to new human hosts in other countries. So, cook your seafood, folks. IIRC, Laurie Garrett had part of a chapter on intercontinental cholera transmission in her book “The Coming Plague”. Apparently the bacteria can survive in the oceans long enough to be picked up by shellfish (mollusks) and get re-transmitted to new human hosts in other countries.

So, cook your seafood, folks.

]]> By: Chris Sasaki http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2010/12/10/the-cholera-tree-of-life-and-death/comment-page-1/#comment-50790 Chris Sasaki Sat, 11 Dec 2010 16:24:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/?p=3786#comment-50790 I would be interested in knowing how often cholera "crosses borders" annually. Is the transmission of V. cholerae from one country to another a rare event? Does it happen a few times a year? Or does it happen on a regular basis, and we don't hear about it because it is introduced into countries where proper medical care and sanitation stop it in its tracks? If the latter, then it underlines the fact that the conditions in Haiti are indeed the real issue. I would be interested in knowing how often cholera “crosses borders” annually. Is the transmission of V. cholerae from one country to another a rare event? Does it happen a few times a year? Or does it happen on a regular basis, and we don’t hear about it because it is introduced into countries where proper medical care and sanitation stop it in its tracks? If the latter, then it underlines the fact that the conditions in Haiti are indeed the real issue.

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