World Health Concerns Malawi Cholera is the worst epidemic – thousands have died
World Health Concerns Malawi – February 9th ReutersReport on the progress of the cholera outbreak in Malawi. nations in the eastern part of Africa It has killed more than 1,300 people so far, making it the worst outbreak of cholera in Malawi.
According to Malawi’s health authority, 40,284 people have been diagnosed with cholera, of which 1,316 have died since a cholera outbreak began in March. 2022 with an average of 500 new patients per day.
The report states that Cholera is common in Malawi every year, especially during the monsoon season in November. Until March, but the death toll is only around 100.
world health organization The World Health Organization (WHO) said Malawi’s cholera outbreak was the worst on record. This was far more serious than the previous record of 860 deaths in 1998 and 968 in 2001.
Although the Malawi government has stepped up immunization with oral vaccines, it is still insufficient to combat cholera outbreaks in African nations such as Mozambique and Zambia. cause a shortage of vaccines
Cholera cases have also been reported in several African nations, including East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, as well as Cameroon, Congo and Nigeria. as well as South Africa, where two cholera patients had traveled from Malawi.
however Department of Disease Control states that cholera is caused by bacteria Vibrio cholerae It causes very watery defecation without abdominal pain.
Some patients have white stools like rice water. Sometimes there is nausea, vomiting, rapid loss of water until acidity in the blood. and blood circulation failure
Contact by ingesting food or water contaminated with live bacteria. The virulent bacteria can live in water for a long time. eating raw seafood or raw food It is the cause of the general outbreak. Direct person-to-person contact is very rare.
In cases with severe symptoms and untreated, the patient may die within 2-3 hours and the mortality rate is higher than 50 percent, but if treated correctly and promptly. The morbidity and mortality rate is reduced to less than 1%.