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11-23-2010, 01:50 PM
A 20-year old Dominican has been diagnosed with cholera, the fourth confirmed case in the country, where protective measures against the disease are reaching epic proportions. In Haiti, the epidemic has taken more than 1,300 lives so far. Hoy newspaper reports that according to Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez, the young man, who lives in the province of Santo Domingo, was treated at a local hospital and is currently recovering at home and is out of danger. The first case involved a Haitian worker who picked up the disease during a visit to his country. Later, a 55-year old woman and her granddaughter, who had never been to Haiti but live near a polluted river were also diagnosed. For now, all those infected are out of danger. Yesterday, the Ministries of Public Health and Education began a national education program on the disease.
In another article, the newspaper says that eminent doctor Jesus Feris Iglesias, the head of infectious diseases at the Robert Reid Cabral Children's Hospital does not believe that Dominicans are taking the threat of cholera seriously enough. Dr. Feris Iglesias issued a call for all citizens to be more concerned about this because he "has the impression that the people are looking at cholera as an epidemic with no great implications, despite all the damage it is doing in Haiti". He said, "We should be more worried than we are, in the sense that this is a fecal-oral transmittable disease that can be in water, juice or poorly prepared food. This is a disease of the poor, but anyone can become infected".
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In another article, the newspaper says that eminent doctor Jesus Feris Iglesias, the head of infectious diseases at the Robert Reid Cabral Children's Hospital does not believe that Dominicans are taking the threat of cholera seriously enough. Dr. Feris Iglesias issued a call for all citizens to be more concerned about this because he "has the impression that the people are looking at cholera as an epidemic with no great implications, despite all the damage it is doing in Haiti". He said, "We should be more worried than we are, in the sense that this is a fecal-oral transmittable disease that can be in water, juice or poorly prepared food. This is a disease of the poor, but anyone can become infected".
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)