Factors Causing Spread of Cholera
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- Created on: 12-05-21 19:02
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- Factors Causing Spread of Cholera
- Environmental
- climate
- humid tropical climate
- rainy season april - october
- 209mm rainfall in 30 days before cholera outbreak
- flooding meant contaminated water
- people drinking sewage water
- temps increase bacteria growth
- climate
- Human
- sanitation and water suppy
- 69% have access to clean water
- 17% have access to sanitation
- few barriers to stop cholera spreading in dirty water
- poverty
- 80%below poverty line
- 40% access to healthcare
- 67% attend primary school
- poor medical equipment
- lack of sanitation technique knowledge
- population density
- 363 people / km2
- cholera spreads quickly in densely populated areas
- migration
- displaced population due to earthquake
- refugee camps
- overcrowding and poor sanitation
- aid
- disease came from nepal
- UN peacekeepers from nepal brought disease with them
- sewage from camp transmitted bacteria into river
- sanitation and water suppy
- Environmental
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