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PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (08): Americas (Haiti)
Cholera -- HaitiMore than a dozen people reclined on cots inside the clinic in the Haitian capital [Port-au-Prince], a few so sick they were receiving intravenous infusions to rehydrate their bodies and spare them an agonizing death. The worst off one recent morning was a thin and spectral man, weak from the vomiting and diarrhea caused by cholera. But all were expected to survive. The disease spread by contaminated water is easily treatable but can lead to death within hours if unattended. "However Read more [...]
