The Blue Death
cholera
Cholera
Cholera can be successfully treated with little problem in areas with good health care available, but in underdeveloped areas with little health care facilities, the death rate from cholera is extremely high
so far the death count in Haiti is 115k
Cholera is harmful; it causes severe diarrhea which may lead to dehydration and death.
130,000,000
Yes. The vast majority of deaths from Hurricane Matthew were in Haiti. As of October 10, 2016 the death toll in Haiti is at least 1,000. This figure will likely rise as relief workers reach towns cut off by the hurricane.
Cholera is caused by becoming infected with a bacterium called vibrio cholera. It's a disease that affects the bowels and in its most severe form is characterized by acute watery diarrhoea that can lead to immediate death through severe dehydration and kidney failure. Almost 12,000 people have contracted cholera since August in Zimbabwe, and the outbreak threatens to kill even greater numbers as the water situation becomes more desperate. Unlike other diarrhoeal diseases, cholera can also kill a healthy adult within hours. hope it helped.. nid
You will not get the cholera by breathing the cholera bacilli. They can infect the gut only. You may get immunized to cholera. But immunity to cholera is short lasting and is not very effective as well. By injecting dead cholera bacilli you get the immunity for cholera.
the death toll is 230,000
In 1833, Texas was struck by two significant epidemics: cholera and smallpox. The cholera outbreak led to widespread illness and death, particularly affecting the population in urban areas. Smallpox, meanwhile, contributed to the already dire health situation, as it spread rapidly among communities. Both epidemics underscored the vulnerabilities faced by settlers in the region during this period.