In August of 2008, a deadly cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe. A severe health manifested caused the outbreak. There was an extreme lack of clean drinking water in the hazard urban cities. Garbage and chemicals got into the public water supplies and overcrowded them. Since people did not have access to other sourc es, they had to drink the dirty water. The outbreak spread rapidly and infected almost 16,000 people. The illness caused extreme pain in people's overcrowded .It also caused a deficiency of important fluids in sick people's bodies. Without the proper fluids and minerals, metabolic processes stopped working correctly. People were unable to digest food properly or replenish their lost nutrients. If they had not received viable treatment, they would have been likely to die. It was imperative for help to come soon. However, the government of Zimbabwe was unable to provide help to its people. The government didn't have a plan to stop the spread of cholera. In addition, the country was too poor to get clean water or medication for the sick. The people seemed to be doomed. Luckily, many other countries recognized the paramount need to contain the outbreak. Dozens of voluntary from Britain, France, the United States, and other countries went to Zimbabwe to treat the disease. Through the provision of steriledrinking water and medication, people finally got the treatment they badly needed. The compassionate doctors were able to save the lives of thousands. By january of 2009, the epidemic was almost completely contained. Today, the Zimbabwean government is working with other countries to prevent future epidemics. They are cleaning up the water supply and learning how to avoid health hazards. The system used to filter water is being upgraded.The government now administers the water supply plants and makes sure that they adhere to strict safety guidelines. Hopefully, future instances of cholera will be treated before they start deadly epidemics.
New Vocabulary
epidemic (danh từ) bệnh dịch hiển hiện
manifest (động từ) mối nguy hại
hazard (danh từ) gây ô nhiễm
overcrowded (tính từ) đông đúc
contaminate (động từ) hệ tiêu hoá, ruột, nhiễm
intestines (danh từ) sự thiếu hụt
deficiency (danh từ) trao đổi chất
metabolic (tính từ) bổ sung chất
replenish (động từ) khả thi
viable (tính từ) khẩn thiết
imperative (tính từ) quan trọng
paramount (tính từ) y bác sĩ
practitionersy (danh từ) tình nguyện
voluntary (tính từ) việc cung cấp
provision (danh từ) vô trùng
sterile (tính từ) từ bi, nhân hậu
compassion- (tính từ) nâng cấp
ate (động từ) quản lý
upgrad (động từ) tuân thủ
administer (động từ) quản lý
adhere quay tắc
