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Health alerts: Six people suffer from cholera infection in Uganda

Feb 13, 2008

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Status: High risk. The Ministry of Health has confirmed that cholera has hit Kampala district again. Six patients have been admitted at the cholera isolation camp in Mulago Hospital. Dr. Mohamed Kirumira, the Kampala chief of health services said there are no confirmed deaths and currently four patients are under-going treatment. The outbreak occurred due to poor sanitation and lack of personal hygiene among masses and it is not new for the region. Cholera rarely spreads directly from person to person. Dr. Chris Mayega of Mulago Hospital says: In its most severe forms, cholera is one of the most fatal illnesses, and a person may die within three hours if treatment is not provided. Dr. Hassan Were, a clinical scientist at Kibuli Stairway Clinic, says acute diarrhea is the main symptom of cholera. Other signs include; vomiting, and leg cramps but with rapid loss of body fluids leading to dehydration and shock.

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