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2010-10-23 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by Fred 2010-10-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 There is one and only one way to get cholera, and that is drinking water that humans have shit in.

The cholera bacteria dies easily if boiled.

Posted by gromky 2010-10-23 00:55|| 2010-10-23 00:55|| Front Page Top

#2 The cholera bacteria dies easily if boiled

Agreed, although generally that requires fuel, and the Haitians have pretty much stripped their side of the island bare in the past century. There are other possibilities, such as filtering through Indian sari fabric, using Pur filters (Procter & Gamble has a section devoted to donating filters, diapers and other products in cases of emergency), or solar heating in plastic bottles, but those require organization and a certain amount of infrastructure.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-10-23 07:35|| 2010-10-23 07:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Add chlorine to the drinking water. Chlorine fatally damages the cell walls of water born bacteria such as cholera. Let the water sit overnight and the chlorine will have evaporated to levels safe enough for fish even though the concentrations needed to kill cholera are safe for humans.

Posted by Mike Ramsey 2010-10-23 09:14|| 2010-10-23 09:14|| Front Page Top

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