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In Yemen, recorded the largest outbreak of cholera in the world in recent years.
This is reported by the Air Force.
According to doctors, 200 thousand people in Yemen are sick with cholera. From the disease, about 1.3 thousand. Yemenis, a quarter of them are children.
In mid-May, 115 deaths from cholera were reported.
"In just two months, cholera spread in all regions of this country suffering from war," the WHO and UNICEF.
In this case, the number of cases continues to grow. According to UN estimates, by the end of August the number of patients will reach 300 thousand.
Cholera is an acute intestinal infection, accompanied by the defeat of the small intestine, vomiting, rapid loss of body fluids with the development of varying degrees of dehydration until death. As a rule, infection occurs through the use of dirty water, when swimming in polluted water bodies, during washing, and when washing dishes with contaminated water. Also, infection can occur with the use of infected food. In addition, cholera vibrios can be carried by flies.
As reported by the "Observer", earlier in Yemen, they struck a blow at the funeral ceremony, which killed 140 people.
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