Emily Ferland
October 31st 2010
Soc. 202-01
4:19 PM
Currently in Haiti there has been an outbreak of cholera due to the lack of sanitation. Last week the death toll was nearing one-hundred, this week the death toll has risen to about three-hundred.
The biggest concern when the death toll has risen three times the amount that it was over a week ago, is that this disease is not backing down anytime soon. This means that it will affect that many more people. The biggest struggle for this nation is to keep cholera as far from the nations capital as possible. Seeing that most of the population is still camping out in Port Au Prince since the earthquake in Haiti back in January. Another concern is that this country will also be going under elections on Nov. 28Th, this is a concern because this can also help the spread of the outbreak. This is a social problem because it can be avoided. Although presidential elections are very important, it is also important to prevent the spread of this disease any further. Thousands upon thousands of people were already killed during the Earthquake back in January, now hundreds of lives are being claimed due to cholera. The health department needs to set rules to minimize any further illness and help these people.
http://www.topnewspress.com/cholera-death-toll-reaches-300-in-haiti-disease-to-%E2%80%9Csettle%E2%80%9D-soon/871164/
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