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Yemeni fears have begun to revive cholera epidemics as the rainy season begins this year, especially after thousands of hospitalizations have been reported in more than one province.
A source at the Huthi-controlled Health Ministry in Sanaa said that hospitals in the capital were receiving at least 100 cases a day of cholera, referring to the outbreak of the epidemic, calling the situation "catastrophic".
Several sources confirmed the spread of the epidemic in more than one province in Yemen.
According to a report published by the Department of Epidemiological Surveillance of the Yemeni Ministry of Health and Population in Sanaa, the total number of cases of cholera and infection, from the beginning of 2019 to Thursday, March 7, has reached about 70,000 cases, including 82 cases, in Sana'a province and several others. Where the disease has spread. In the last week of February alone, the number of cases reached 8068, of which 19 died in 16 Yemeni governorates, the report added.
Yemen has experienced two major cholera epidemics, the first from late September 2016 to February 2017 and the second, which started in late April 2017 and continued until early November of the same year.
According to the United Nations, the total number of cases and suspected cases of cholera in the past year has risen to 295,000 cases, of which 400 have died, of which one third of children of less than five years old. According to the United Nations, the incidence of infection has decreased by 201% in 2018 compared to 2017.
In early October, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and World Health announced that since April 2017, more than two thousand five hundred people have died from more than 1.2 million suspected cases of cholera in Yemen.
Cholera is an acute infection that causes diarrhea caused by the consumption of food or water contaminated by cholera, a bacterial disease commonly found in children. contaminated water.
The symptoms of cholera may begin to appear a few hours to five days after infection. The symptoms are often mild, but sometimes very severe, and there may be no symptoms in some people, but they help to infect them. 'other.
Symptoms include rapid heartbeat, loss of elasticity of the skin, dry lining, in the mouth, throat, nose and eyelids, low blood pressure, thirst and muscle cramps.
Cholera requires fast and effective treatment because it can lead to death within hours.
18 steps to protect your family from cholera
The preventive measures that can be taken at home and abroad will certainly limit the pollution that will turn the disease into an epidemic in case of delay in treatment and control of its spread.
Measures to prevent the spread of cholera among the population (manifested by diarrhea):
Wash your hands again and again with soap and water.
2 – Ensure cleanliness of children's hands before and after meals, after use of the toilet.
3 – Trim the nails as they harbor bacteria that do not wash the soap often.
4 – Ensure the cleanliness of water sources.
5. Place a clean cloth over the faucet to filter out any impurities.
6 – Boil the water after filtering before using it to drink.
7. Put boiling water in clear glass bottles, close them and expose them to the sun.
When the water can not be boiled, it must be sterilized with a disinfectant such as chlorine.
9. Place water, chlorine, tablets or solvents in specific quantities as directed.
10 – take care of the personal hygiene of all members of the family, the toilet cleaner and sterilization.
11. Refrain from eating foods outside the home, especially open foods.
12 – Refrain from drinking juice and drinks outside the house.
13 – do not eat ice, buy or use ice cream.
14 – Sterilization of vegetables and fruits at purchase and not preserved before washing them well, preferably take those that can be peeled.
15- Follow the healthy steps when cooking and keeping food at home.
16 – Be sure to clean the pots before use to eat and drink.
17. Check with health authorities close to you about the need to take the cholera vaccine.
18 – Oral cholera vaccine, administered in two doses spaced 10 to 15 days apart.
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