Cholera Patient
Cholera is a dreaded epidemic disease that causes such violent diarrhea that its victims may die from dehydration a few hours after they begin to feel unwell. Occurring mostly in tropical countries which have poor hygiene, cholera classically spreads from person to person in contaminated drinking water.
In the last few years, however, small cholera outbreaks have occurred in Europe in places where the hygiene is above reproach. Until recently, these little epidemic could not be explained, but now we may have the answer.
In the last few years, however, small cholera outbreaks have occurred in Europe in places where the hygiene is above reproach. Until recently, these little epidemic could not be explained, but now we may have the answer.
Liquid effluents from passenger planes, it has been found, produce small droplets of water in the air that gradually drift down to the earth. Although most aircraft have chemical holding tanks for semi-solid sewage, nearly all planes discharge water directly into the air from lavatory basins and spill liquid overflow from their tanks.
Experiments reported in the Journal of Hygiene, furthermore, indicate that even the water drops released by planes flying high in the stratosphere can carry live bacteria and viruses down to the ground, thereby posing a health hazard. Incidentally, the European communities affected by cholera lie directly under the flight path of jets traveling from India, where cholera is a common cause of death.
Another mystery was recently solved in South Africa, where gold miners unaccountably came down with cholera despite high standards of purity in their drinking water and food. There, according to The New Scientist, bacteria cholera-carrying visitor's sweat and were disseminated by ventilator fans.
Since dangerous germs spread with such frightening ease almost anywhere in the world, avoid touching food and putting your fingers in your mouth without first washing your hands, wherever you are.
Experiments reported in the Journal of Hygiene, furthermore, indicate that even the water drops released by planes flying high in the stratosphere can carry live bacteria and viruses down to the ground, thereby posing a health hazard. Incidentally, the European communities affected by cholera lie directly under the flight path of jets traveling from India, where cholera is a common cause of death.
Another mystery was recently solved in South Africa, where gold miners unaccountably came down with cholera despite high standards of purity in their drinking water and food. There, according to The New Scientist, bacteria cholera-carrying visitor's sweat and were disseminated by ventilator fans.
Since dangerous germs spread with such frightening ease almost anywhere in the world, avoid touching food and putting your fingers in your mouth without first washing your hands, wherever you are.
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