Cholera

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infected at
least 14,000 people. It is the first major outbreak of Cholera in the
western hemisphere since early in this century. In Peru, local authorities
have moved quickly to stem the epidemic, which is spread by poor hygiene
and contaminated water, raw food, and fish. To avoid spreading, health
officials in Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chile, have prohibited the importation
of uncooked Peruvian food products. Coastal waters have shown a high
degree of contamination by testings. In early May 1991, as Cholera began to
spread eastward into PeruÕs jungle, volunteer doctors from Lima began to
navigate the rivers with boats of Peruvian Amazons, stopping at each silt-
house hamlet searching for the sick. The doctors brought their I.U.S.
rehydration packets to the people who drink the contaminated river water.
After five months, Cholera is spreading to other countries in Latin America
-- and a few cases have been seen in the United States. Although Cholera
is disappearing from Peru for ...

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