Emily Ferland
Soc 202-01
November 19th 2010
1:20 PM
As death tolls continue to rise each week, the strain of the virus strengthens. This strain compared to other strains of the virus is much stronger than many scientists have seen. The people of Haiti also have very little immunity if any at all to help fight off this disease, one reason is because this disease has not been seen in their country for nearly fifty years. Many fear that a great amount of infants will also die from this disease as well as newborns. About 1,000 cholera cases come about in Haiti each day. The biggest concern as of today is those that are ill from the disease are beginning to travel to Port Au Prince for help. The disease has now spread to the people there, this is alarming because much of the country is currently residing at Port Au Prince.
Weeks ago when I began following this outbreak, a concern for months and has now become a reality, people are beginning to travel to the densely populated areas of Haiti for treatment. Although these people may or may not receive treatment they are still spreading the disease like wildfire. Since those have traveled into these areas, the disease has gone up seven fold. Another concern is the aid workers and the cost for them to treat people. There are not enough aid workers to keep up with 1,000 new cases each day. The aid workers are also not located in every area. The funding is also a concern because that will eventually run out while the disease is still running rampant.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/haiti/8147386/Aid-agencies-say-they-cant-cope-with-Haiti-cholera-outbreak.html
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