Asiatic cholera is caused by Vibrio cholerae. This disease causes excessive loss of body water. This also causes diarrhea. This disease can be fatal within 24 hours. There have been numerous outbreaks of this disease during the last several hundred years. In 1866-1878 cholera killed more than 50,000 Americans. Civil wars in Africa have led to refugees moving to camps where fresh water and sanitation are issues. In 1994 these African conflicts led to the death of thousands. Around 1991 about 175,000 Peru residents had caught this disease leading to the deaths of over 1,000 people.

The bacteria Vibrio cholerae spreads easily in polluted water and animal feces. Sewage removal and treatment is the first step. Clean drinking water is a second important step. To see this bacterium one needs a magnification of about 8,000 times.

Eubacteria, the true Bacteria, is the group that contains most of the Bacteria that impact on our daily lives. Some of the diseases caused by Bacteria are: Cholera, Lyme Disease, Strep Throat, Scarlet Fever, Typhoid, Syphilis, and Gonorrhea.

Science has only begun the task or properly organizing this group of lifeforms into a taxonomy tree. The medical profession has begun with the disease causing organisms and has worked from the bottom up. They have been using various shapes and various forms of locomotion for criteria. On the other micro-biologists have been working from the top down. The result is a large open area in the middle. Here we have arbitrarily used the Bergey system for organizing disease causing bacteria in the first several classes, and have placed the algae groups in the higher classes.

Monera phylum includes the various bacteria. These are somewhat cellular organisms, but they lack a cell nucleus. Many of these organisms cause serious illness in humans. The diseases include Botulishm, Cholera, Diptheria, Gonorrhea, Lyme Disease, Plagues, Salmonellosis, Syphilis, Tetanus, Typhoid, and TB.

Monera kingdom includes the various bacteria. These are somewhat cellular organisms, but they lack a cell nucleus. Many of these organisms cause serious illness in humans. The diseases include Botulishm, Cholera, Diptheria, Gonorrhea, Lyme Disease, Plagues, Salmonellosis, Syphilis, Tetanus, Typhoid, and TB.

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