Cholera in Zimbabwe
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Introduction
Cholera is caused by the microbe Vibrio cholerae and is characterized by it's sudden onset of acute watery diarrhea. The disease itself can be traced back at least 2000 years in literature, on the Indian subcontinent long before the arrival of the Europeans. There are currently many different views on the origin of it's name. Some claim that cholera stems from the two Greek words "chole" meaning bile, and "rein" meaning flow. Put together, one would get "the flow of bile". Other people suggest that it comes from the Greek word "cholera" which means "gutter", suggesting that the symptoms of cholera resemble the heavy flow of rain on rooftop gutters. (2)
Description of Cholera]
Symptoms of Cholera include an onset of
Description of the microbe
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Transmission of disease
How is it transmitted? Is there a vector (animal/insect)?
Prevention
Why is this disease a problem in [name of country]
Do lifestyle/environment/economics/political issues play a role?
What is being done to address this problem
Include anything being done by the local government or groups as well as efforts by non-local groups.
What else could be done to address this problem
Are there solutions that could be successful but haven't been implemented due to political or economic reasons? Are there successful efforts in other countries? Are there reasons why these efforts may or may not be successful in the country you've focused on? etc. etc.
References
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