The African country Zimbabwe has had an outbreak of cholera, a water born disease. Read the articles below and answer the questions in your blog.
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/11/28/cholera-zimbabwe.html?ref=rss#socialcomments
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7764200.stm
1. Discuss cholera and this outbreak. Here are some guiding questions:
What is cholera? How is it spread? Can it be fatal?
Why did an outbreak happen in Zimbabwe?
What are the root causes of this outbreak?
How can it be stopped?
2. Research other cholera outbreaks and post at least one link to a news article on the outbreak.
What are the common factors in these outbreaks?
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