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Annex 3 of the book "WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization: fifty-second report" is presented. It explores the characteristics, production, and control of inactivated oral cholera vaccines which are intended to facilitate progress towards international licensure and use. It discusses various waterborne bacterium like vibrio chloerae as well as preventive medicines like enterotoxin to control the outbreak.

An encyclopedia entry for "enterotoxin" is presented. It refers to poisonous waste products which attack the stomach and intestine linings causing diarrhoea and vomiting. They are particularly poisonous and resistant to heat, which makes them capable of surviving at a temperature of 100°Centigrade for 30 minutes. It is stated that the bacteria which produce enterotoxins are less heat-resistant.

An encyclopedia entry for "Escherichia coli" (E. coli) is presented. It has many strains and is found in the intestines of man, farm animals, dogs and cats. E. coli is commonly found in raw foods, such as meat and fish and it is easily destroyed by heat through pasteurisation and effective cooking. Some strains of E. coli can cause a range of ill-health conditions due to the release of enterotoxin and the invasion of the lining of the intestine.

An encyclopedia entry for the term "Bacillus cereus" is presented. It refers to a Gram-positive aerobic spore-forming bacterium commonly found in cereals, vegetables, dairy products and soil. Bacillus cereus causes two types of illness associated with different enterotoxins, namely vomiting illness and diarrhea illness. The symptoms are similar to those of Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning with acute vomiting illness. meanwhile, the mild symptoms resemble those of Clostridium perfringens food poisoning.

An encyclopedia entry for the term "streptococcal enterotoxin B" is presented. It refers to a protein toxin produced by Streptococcus that acts as a superantigen for mouse and human T lymphocytes.

The article presents an encyclopedia entry for enterotoxin, substances that are toxic to the intestinal tract. Enterotoxins are usually produced by bacteria and often cause vomiting and diarrhea. The ABO blood group system is the suggested cross reference for enterotoxins.