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5 days ago

Cholera is spreading fast, yet it can be stopped. Why haven't we consigned it to history? | Hakainde Hichilema and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Cholera is resurging in impoverished, conflict-affected regions due to lack of safe water, sanitation, vaccine investment, and urgent political action, driving rising global deaths.
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2 months ago

Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare paralyzing disease erupting in Gaza due to contaminated food and water

Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), which is caused by a viral or bacterial infection, causes the immune system to attack the body, weakening muscles and progressively paralyzing different parts of the body. The World Health Organization (WHO) has detected 85 cases in the enclave since June. Three of these patients have died, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health. The WHO acknowledges that the cause of the disease is not fully understood, but it is being linked to contaminated food or the consumption of untreated water.
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