have become victim to cholera and 2,323 people have died from the outbreak in Haiti. The outbreak began in mid-October and has still not been quieted. In the past three days, 130 people have died from the disease all over the country. Over 50,000 people have been hospitalized since the beginning of the recent outbreak. The disease was first noticed in the northern province of Arbinite where, since then, 748 people have died. Another place where there has been many deaths is in the southern province of Grand'Anse. The cause seems to have been from a group of Nepalese soldiers, members of the U.N. mission for stabilization in Haiti, dumping human waste into a river. There have been many cholera outbr
eaks in history and we now know how to prevent and cure it but they still keep happening. People know that cholera is caused by drinking water with feces in it but they keep being careless and not thinking about how their actions will affect others. People have always been afraid of disease and being around people with contagious diseases but they don't do anything to lessen the risk of becoming infected with a highly fatal disease. I would think that if people are so worried about their health then they would do anything to prevent the disease from spreading even more.
eaks in history and we now know how to prevent and cure it but they still keep happening. People know that cholera is caused by drinking water with feces in it but they keep being careless and not thinking about how their actions will affect others. People have always been afraid of disease and being around people with contagious diseases but they don't do anything to lessen the risk of becoming infected with a highly fatal disease. I would think that if people are so worried about their health then they would do anything to prevent the disease from spreading even more.
The cholera epidemic in Haiti is still very prevalent. It is scary to see the numbers grow in the amount of deaths. It’s also very sad, as Arianna said, that even with the epidemic lasting so long in Haiti they have not done anything to try to prevent the disease from spreading. I believe that due to the poverty in Haiti the people don’t have any way to get sanitary water and that is the reason why they can not stop the epidemic of cholera in Haiti.
ReplyDeleteTo go along with what Stephanie said, Cholera has become a serious problem, especially in Haiti. It has become so serious that the public should have taken action by now to prevent any more rapid spread. The living conditions in Haiti are so underdeveloped that the people are unable to do anything on their own to make their conditions any better. Help is needed, otherwise the epidemic will not be stopped.
ReplyDeleteIts good to point out the irony in Cholera and how it is so deadly, yet so preventable and so curable. But because Cholera is such a tricky disease, we cant seem to cure it in places like Haiti. Like you said, people know that Cholera is caused by infected water, yet people still drink it. They just don't have access to clean water, something that we take for granted every day. This post is interesting because it is very relevant to what we are learning. Good Job!
ReplyDeleteEven though we have learned much about Cholera, and how it is a fast spreading disease, this article really brings to light the numbers of all of the people who have died from it recently. It shows just how quickly Cholera can spread, and how dangerous and deadly it really is. It is scary to know how many people are dying solely because they do not have clean water to drink. I can not imagine living in a place like that where I can't just walk into my kitchen and get a clean glass of water.
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