Cholera impact in Zimbabwe
Cholera is an infection caused by a bacterium that contaminates food and water. Once the person is ill he/she gets watery diarrhea, and gets dehydrated, and dies. One of the reasons Cholera happens, is because people do not have access either to clean drinking water or sanitation. Cholera happens in LEDC’s, because a big percentage of the population does not have access to clean water and sanitation and, therefore, the disease grows out of control and creates an epidemic. A clear example of this is Zimbabwe. In August 2008, the epidemic began and has been getting worse because of the political and economic crisis. Doctors and nurses have been on strike over the past 5 months because they want to get paid, water purification chemicals are not available like chlorine, water and sewer pipes are broken, sewer pipes bring dirty water, garbage has not been collected, and water supply has not been constant, all of these things are caused because of the government, either, they don’t want to pay or they don’t contribute with the cleaning. All these factors have contributed to make this the worst Cholera epidemic ever; at present 60,401 people are infected with this bacterium, and 3,161 people have died from the disease since August 2008. During the rainy season, which goes from January to March, the disease may spread even more, because the bacterium can be carried into rivers and wells, causing further contamination.
In December 2008 Japan donated 1.5 million US dollars (about 169.5 million yen) to Zimbabwe, so they can buy water purification chemicals and to carry out health education. This donation will help about 600, 000 people to survive and to not get Cholera over the next six months. Water purification chemicals will help people, because if they drink dirty water they will become infected with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Health education helps because people who do not know much about this epidemic will probably get the infection, but if they know they will be careful and will not become infected. In 1890 there was a Cholera outbreak in Japan. Japan has always had a bond with Zimbabwe, and on various occasions they have helped with food or money. Over all Japan is looking forward for giving more aids to Zimbabwe, so that the epidemic stops, and they can educate people, and buy the water purification chemicals.
Japan is willing to keep sending aid to Zimbabwe if the epidemic does not stop. They will be willing to send doctors and nurses now that the ones in Zimbabwe are not working. Once Japan had an outbreak of Cholera; that is why they are sending aid to Zimbabwe, because Zimbabwe does not have a lot of money and does not have much resources for clean water. They are also willing to send teachers to help them educate on the effects of drinking dirty water, and the symptoms when you are infected, and how to detect if you are infected. They are willing to send water purification chemicals, so they have clean water and the epidemic starts to slow down a bit. Cholera is an horrible disease, and Japan is doing a good donation, because Zimbabwe really need help to get rid of the epidemic.
Cholera is an infection caused by a bacterium that contaminates food and water. Once the person is ill he/she gets watery diarrhea, and gets dehydrated, and dies. One of the reasons Cholera happens, is because people do not have access either to clean drinking water or sanitation. Cholera happens in LEDC’s, because a big percentage of the population does not have access to clean water and sanitation and, therefore, the disease grows out of control and creates an epidemic. A clear example of this is Zimbabwe. In August 2008, the epidemic began and has been getting worse because of the political and economic crisis. Doctors and nurses have been on strike over the past 5 months because they want to get paid, water purification chemicals are not available like chlorine, water and sewer pipes are broken, sewer pipes bring dirty water, garbage has not been collected, and water supply has not been constant, all of these things are caused because of the government, either, they don’t want to pay or they don’t contribute with the cleaning. All these factors have contributed to make this the worst Cholera epidemic ever; at present 60,401 people are infected with this bacterium, and 3,161 people have died from the disease since August 2008. During the rainy season, which goes from January to March, the disease may spread even more, because the bacterium can be carried into rivers and wells, causing further contamination.
In December 2008 Japan donated 1.5 million US dollars (about 169.5 million yen) to Zimbabwe, so they can buy water purification chemicals and to carry out health education. This donation will help about 600, 000 people to survive and to not get Cholera over the next six months. Water purification chemicals will help people, because if they drink dirty water they will become infected with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Health education helps because people who do not know much about this epidemic will probably get the infection, but if they know they will be careful and will not become infected. In 1890 there was a Cholera outbreak in Japan. Japan has always had a bond with Zimbabwe, and on various occasions they have helped with food or money. Over all Japan is looking forward for giving more aids to Zimbabwe, so that the epidemic stops, and they can educate people, and buy the water purification chemicals.
Japan is willing to keep sending aid to Zimbabwe if the epidemic does not stop. They will be willing to send doctors and nurses now that the ones in Zimbabwe are not working. Once Japan had an outbreak of Cholera; that is why they are sending aid to Zimbabwe, because Zimbabwe does not have a lot of money and does not have much resources for clean water. They are also willing to send teachers to help them educate on the effects of drinking dirty water, and the symptoms when you are infected, and how to detect if you are infected. They are willing to send water purification chemicals, so they have clean water and the epidemic starts to slow down a bit. Cholera is an horrible disease, and Japan is doing a good donation, because Zimbabwe really need help to get rid of the epidemic.
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