Wildwood Survival - Wilderness Survival, Tracking, Nature, Wilderness Mind. BushcraftUK. MREInfo.com - Home. The Front Page. A Low Impact Woodland Home. Dealing With Diarrhoeal Diseases, by Nomad Medic. Sunday, Sep 26, 2010 The recent news of confirmed cases of cholera after the massive flooding in Pakistan highlights a potential threat that anyone could be faced with after a disaster. While cholera has been cited specifically, there are several other diarrhoeal diseases that have similar symptoms and can also kill. These include such pathogens as Rotavirus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi (responsible for Typhoid Fever) and Shigellosis (dysentery). These illnesses are responsible for a huge number of deaths every year. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that there are approximately two billion cases annually.
Diarrhoeal diseases account for the deaths of 1.5 million children in the same time period. The majority of these occur in developing countries where availability of clean water, food, and sanitation are limited. The WHO defines diarrhoea as “the passage of 3 or more loose or liquid stools per day, or more frequently than is normal for the individual.” SurvivalBlog.com. John 'Lofty' Wiseman. Living Primitively.
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