Sanaa - Alarmings are increasing in Yemen, saying that deadly cholera disease could turn to something worse "a full blown-epidemic" with more than 65,000 cases expected by the end of June at current rates, Save the Children staff in Yemen reported. Almost 250 people have died of the disease this month alone, with hundreds of suspected cases being reported every day, two out of three suspects are children under 15 years, it says. At least 242 people have already died from the spread of cholera and acute watery diarrhea (AWD) in the first three weeks of this outbreak. That's 20 times more than the same period during the first wave in October 2016. Save the Children charity is warning that the illness is spreading too fast to be brought under control without adequate resources. If the cholera crisis isn't brought under control by the start of the next rainy season in July, we could see deaths in the thousands rather than hundreds. Children whose bodies have been weakened by malnutrition are the most vulnerable to cholera/AWD in Yemen. Cholera is a water-borne disease that is transmitted through contaminated water and food. Symptoms include acute diarrhoea and vomiting. People ill with cholera can become very sick and, when it is left untreated, death can occur within hours.
