“The firstThe laboratory confirmed the case of cholera in Haiti on October 2, explains Jean-Baptiste Marion, Program Coordinator for Doctors Without Borders in Port-au-Prince. During the first week, we received 30 potential cases per day. The second: 80. And during the third, there were an average of 150 cases per day. The progress is significant and continuous.” According to the data of the Haitian Ministry of Health, on October 17, 606 suspected cases were found, and 66 were confirmed. The patient who presents the usual symptoms of the disease is considered a suspected case, and those who have been tested are confirmed. “Symptoms vary from patient to patient. says Jean-Baptiste Marion. This is characterized by profuse diarrhea. They have a very distinct visual quality – they look like rice water. Diagnosis is fairly quick. We don’t test all our patients anymore because the clinical diagnosis is quite clear.”
Treatment consists of dehydrating the patient…
Source: Le Figaro
