SaharaReporters learnt that some of the Cholera patients, including children, get treated under trees in a bushy area and on planks of wood with their drips hanging from the branch of the nearest tree.
Cholera is a bacterial disease usually spread in contaminated water. Its symptoms include diarrhoea and dehydration.The state’s Commissioner for Health, Yakubu Danja, recently said 25 out of the 34 Local Government Areas of the state are now affected by the outbreak.
“Of the reported cases, 67 per cent are aged 15 years and above, while three cases were reported for under one. Of all the reported cases, 53 per cent are male.
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