Cholera can kill you within hours if left untreated: how to recognise the symptoms and protect yourself

By Samuel Kariuki, Chief Research Scientist and Director, Centre for Microbiology Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute

Cholera is a deadly disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, associated with poor sanitation and limited access to clean water. But it has also been found in seemingly clean places, including affluent neighbourhoods, hotels and restaurants with poor hygiene practices such as handling food with dirty hands and using contaminated water to wash utensils and prepare food.

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~	USA: Sanctions against UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese are a disgraceful affront to international justice

~	Charges against Canadian Army members in anti-government terror plot raise alarms about right-wing extremism

~	Thirsty future: Australia’s green hydrogen targets could require vastly more water than the government hopes

~	Defence spending is like insurance – how will NZ pay the higher premiums?

~	Where do giant volcanic eruptions come from? New study finds missing link to ‘blobs’ deep within Earth

~	The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives shatters the church’s century-long effort to curate its own image

~	A weakened Iran and Hezbollah gives Lebanon an opening to chart path away from the region’s conflicts − will it be enough?

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