It's about time *%#@* cholera entered the national dialogue

[liberalitch]

Because it's coming, get ready
That will be the next killer in NOLA

[Cobalt Violet]

1. Those people are already so dehydrated.

I don't think that many of them would survive a cholera outbreak. Since they can't even get water to these people, I doubt they could get them medicine.

[liberalitch]

2. And when ever you have that much nasty water that people are in contact..

with.... A desperate person (child) may drink it.

This problem common in the third world is something we have to prepare for.

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Rehydration is the key to fighting cholera

and since you'll never know when you need it:



http://www.rehydrate.org/solutions/homemade.htm

[liberalitch]

4. They need clean wate rso that they don't drink sewage...

Bottles of bleach, the information above, pediolite, gatoraid....

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. This is why they are not letting people in or out of NO

Of course, if the worst happens Bush will claim that no one could imagine such a thing.

[liberalitch]

6. How were we supposed to know that people would die of cholera...

after drinking dirty water..... after we took our sweet time bringing them potable water.