Cholera produces severe diarrhea by ____
a. increasing the rate at which cells pump out ions
b. decreasing osmosis in small intestinal cells
c. blocking ATP production
d. increasing water pumps in small intestinal cells
e. blocking sodium and potassium channels
ANSWER: a
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