Yemen cholera cases exceed half a million in four months

m.france.24.com ^ | 8/14/17 | WHO

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More than half a million people in Yemen have been infected with cholera since the epidemic began four months ago
and 1,975 people have died, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

Each day there are more than 5,000 new cases of the waterborne disease, which causes acute diarrhoea and dehydration,
in the country where the health system has collapsed after more than two years of war, it said.

"The total number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen this year hit the half a million mark on Sunday, and nearly 2,000 people have died
since the outbreak began to spread rapidly at the end of April," the WHO said in a statement on Monday.

"The spread of cholera has slowed significantly in some areas compared to peak levels but the disease is still spreading fast in more recently affected districts,
which are recording large numbers of cases," it said, reporting a total of 503,484 cases.

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The disease, spread by ingestion of food or water tainted with human faeces, can kill within hours if untreated.
It has been largely eradicated in developed countries equipped with sanitation systems and water treatment.

But Yemen's devastating civil war, pitting a Saudi-led military coalition against the Iran-backed armed Houthi group,
and economic collapse has made it extremely difficult to deal with catastrophes such as cholera and mass hunger.

Millions of Yemenis remain cut off from clean water and waste collection has ceased in major cities, the WHO added.

Yemen's 30,000 critical health workers have not been paid salaries in nearly a year and critical medicines are lacking, the WHO said.

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Infectious Disease Ping - cholera update in Yemen

The Result of Civil war in Yemen
Cholera is preventable

Hat Tip to Covenantor for reminding us of an update on this plague

[Tax-chick]

A few drops of chlorine in the water. *sigh*

[angryoldfatman]

Allah says poop water is fine to drink. You must hold the cup with the right hand, however.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

This from the societal superiority of killing people by any means available and destroying everything in sight versus constructing functioning sewage handling systems.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Ahhh, wonderful "diversity is our strength" population of Yemen with a median IQ of about 80. Here's some ideas for the Yemeni quiz kids:

Plan A:

1. Boil water.
2. Use said water for cooking and cleaning
3. Wash their hands after going to the bathroom

Plan B:

1. Bring them all to the United States, along with their quaint rags, "customs", and habitudes.
2. Resettle them in an all-white, all-American town which voted for President Trump.

[hal ogen]

Dearest yemanis: Stay the h*** out of this country.

[PGR88]

I’m all out of outrage, sympathy and emotion, particularly for things thousands of miles away.

The corporate, mainstream media is so constantly jerking my chain with constant fear-mongering, political activism, leftist social-engineering, racism, etc... I no longer care what happens in Yemen. Keep it in Yemen, and keep Yemenis out of the USA.

[Mears]

Has there ever been ONE nice thing written about this hellhole?

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[Governor Dinwiddie]

#8: " I no longer care what happens in Yemen. Keep it in Yemen, and keep Yemenis out of the USA."

Amen, Amen, and AMEN.
 

[WMarshal]

This is what happens when you wipe your arse with your left hand. Come on Muslim Yeminis, at least try a sponge on a stick with vinegar - cheap, simple hygiene that worked for the Romans over 2000 years ago.

[Graybeard58]

at least try a sponge on a stick with vinegar

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Giving new meaning to the term, “pucker up”.

[cycjec]

Is that all it takes? I’m still getting a Life Straw,
or a bigger one. We might read up on how to dispose
of human wastes too. Thanks for the reminder!

[Tax-chick]

Good old chlorine bleach. It kills the bugs that could kill you. (Gin will work, too.) However, there’s other yuck in untreated water sources, so the Life Straw is still a good idea. Bury your droppings, deep, at least 100 yards from water, if you’re moving on soon, and further if you’re staying there for some time.