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Cholera: Outbreak in Haiti

Cholera: Outbreak in Haiti. By Anu & Dimitri. What is Cholera?. A infection of the small intestine Caused by a bacteria called : Vibro cholerae Highly contagious Causes excessive diarrhea and vomiting Known treatments include antibiotics, fluids, and electrolytes. .

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Cholera: Outbreak in Haiti

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  1. Cholera: Outbreak in Haiti By Anu & Dimitri

  2. What is Cholera? • A infection of the small intestine • Caused by a bacteria called : Vibro cholerae • Highly contagious • Causes excessive diarrhea and vomiting • Known treatments include antibiotics, fluids, and electrolytes.

  3. How do you get Cholera? • Ingesting the following: • Poor drinking water • Contaminated food • Mostly found in seafood such as plankton and shellfish

  4. Location Matters • Cholera breakout in more unsanitary locations: • Mostly in developing counties • Haiti • IndiaRussia

  5. How did it start in Haiti? • “peace-keepers" brought contaminated food and water. • strain found in Haiti is the same strain as the one in South Asia • scientists also say that it spread due to atmospheric/climate changes in Haiti, they reason it with the earthquake that occurred in January of 2010

  6. Preventing the spread of cholera • When water is not always boil the water before using it • keep things sanitary, so constantly washing hands and body is vital. • For people who already have the disease, it is very important that they use the correct disposal methods for feces, such has having sanitizing chemicals in toilets • Maintaining fluid and electrolytes

  7. Additional Questions • Is there a way to provide third-world countries with affordable antibiotics to help control the disease so it doesn't spread? • Why isn't there more effort to make poor countries (the source of the problem) more sanitary?

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