oct 9, 2018 - Yemen Cholera Outbreak 2015-Current
Description:
Yemen is a country currently in the throes of two major problems. One is civil war, the other is cholera and they're feeding each other. The malnourished children and people of the country, currently unable to get the kind of help needed to treat cholera, are suffering between battles being found between the Houthi rebels and the government, trying to gain control over the small country since 2015, and cholera which has taken hold in the area. To date over one million cases have occurred since April 2017 as of April 2018. of which were over 2 thousand deaths.
Added to timeline:
Disease Through History: Important Points in Human Civilization As Told Through Illness
Date:
Images:
![]()
