Marib (INA) – The World Health Organization announced, on Saturday, that the death toll from the cholera epidemic in Yemen has risen to 54 cases, since the outbreak of the disease resumed on April 27. The organization said, in a brief tweet on Twitter, that it had recorded 151 suspected cases of cholera, including 400 deaths from the disease. The disease outbreak began in Yemen in October 54, increased until December of the same year, then declined, but without complete control. Cases of infection re-emerged clearly on April 2016. And the disease began to kill dozens of children, and international organizations concerned with child welfare say: The cholera epidemic is out of control and causes at least one child to be infected every minute. International organizations, led by the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the Red Cross, sent shipments of medical supplies to Yemen, with the local health authorities unable to confront the epidemic, and the putschists declaring the capital, Sanaa, a health and environmental disaster area. Cholera is a disease that causes severe diarrhea that can kill a patient within hours, if not treated. Malnourished children under the age of 27 are at particular risk of contracting the disease. According to the World Health Organization, cholera can be successfully treated with a solution to treat rehydration taken by the patient orally, and critical cases require rapid treatment with intravenous fluids and antibiotics. (End) Anatolia / pg / h p
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