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More cholera in the DR
Ok so there is Cholera in the DR.
We all knew that since about 2 years.
Always take preventive measures as described be HB.
There's no need for panic!
Know the drill, and when you have diarrhea (sh...ty word that I can't spell properly) for the first time, buy a bottle of coke first and drink it.
But not too cold a wait for the next day.
I bet most of your troubles will be gone.
If not go see a medico.
Just eat and drink whatever your body can handle, and sometimes you'll be surprised, either because nothing happens, or the sh...t hits the fan.
That way something happens sometimes, and it beats being bored all day.
We all knew that since about 2 years.
Always take preventive measures as described be HB.
There's no need for panic!
Know the drill, and when you have diarrhea (sh...ty word that I can't spell properly) for the first time, buy a bottle of coke first and drink it.
But not too cold a wait for the next day.
I bet most of your troubles will be gone.
If not go see a medico.
Just eat and drink whatever your body can handle, and sometimes you'll be surprised, either because nothing happens, or the sh...t hits the fan.
That way something happens sometimes, and it beats being bored all day.
Ok so there is Cholera in the DR.
We all knew that since about 2 years.
Always take preventive measures as described be HB.
There's no need for panic!
Know the drill, and when you have diarrhea (sh...ty word that I can't spell properly) for the first time, buy a bottle of coke first and drink it.
But not too cold a wait for the next day.
I bet most of your troubles will be gone.
If not go see a medico.
Just eat and drink whatever your body can handle, and sometimes you'll be surprised, either because nothing happens, or the sh...t hits the fan.
That way something happens sometimes, and it beats being bored all day.
I heard this too, but it has to be stale, or free of carbonation for it to help the stomach.....and not very cold either
When I'm here, I spend a lot of time in the barrios with my esposa, and all the kids in the neighbourhood keep toughing me with their hands. Nothing to do about it, but drink one coke a day, and really it keeps the doctor away!
Those kids aren't used to toilet paper or washing their hands.
BUT do understand that a bottle of coke isn't anti cholera vaccin. It just might in many cases keep you from stomach trouble.
So if you think you're eating something bad but it tastes right, drink a coke with it, like you would do without thinking in the US.
I ate too much "tripita" in the campo once when I was a child. I learned my lesson, I spent a few days on the toilet. lol
I use to drink water that came straight from the river... Now I only drink bottled water.
For those city people, tripita looks like an onion ring but its not made from onions
No more cholera
So far no more reporting on cholera.*
Why?
Well, just look at the picture at:
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/op...ef-says-seweage-tainted-water-brought-cholera
"Task force volunteers" have everything under control.
Obviously the leaks (there must be two, one in the sewage line, the other in the water pipe) have been found and repaired.
All is good.
donP
*)
BTW, did you know that loyal journalists get a state pension when they retire?
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So far no more reporting on cholera.*
Why?
Well, just look at the picture at:
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/op...ef-says-seweage-tainted-water-brought-cholera
"Task force volunteers" have everything under control.
Obviously the leaks (there must be two, one in the sewage line, the other in the water pipe) have been found and repaired.
All is good.
donP
*)
BTW, did you know that loyal journalists get a state pension when they retire?
.
The Parable of the Dominican Father,and the "GRINGO SPIN DOCTOR!!!"
"Once Upon A Time",good start right???
In a land far far away,"Santiago".
There lived a "Gringo Spin Doctor",who left his birthland,couldn't hack it ???, for Santiago,where he loved absolutely EVERYTHING,not like where he came from!
He could find a reason why all the "Bad Things" in Santiago,were much better than the "Bad Things" where he came from,MUCH BETTER!
One day he walked out in the street and saw a man crying."Why are you crying?" he asked.The man said that his daughter was dead!
The "Doctor",asked him "How?"
The distraught father told him,that a black Ford Explore had driven by,and the woman driver stuck a 38caliber revolver out the window,and shot his daughter dead!
"Wow!" said the doctor,who decided to investigate the incident himself.
The next day he saw the father,still crying,in front of his house.
He went out,patted the father on his back and informed him that,"It's not what you told me yesterday!!!"
First of all,it was a "Chevy Blazer",and NOT a Ford Explorer,like YOU said!
Second,the "Policia National" found that the driver,was a man,NOT a woman,like YOU said!
Third,the gun,was a 9milimeter semi-auto,NOT a 38 revolver,like YOU said!"
The "Gringo" also told the father that, ""Kids get killed in other countries everyday,NOT just here!
So stop making a big deal over this!
"You were wrong about EVERYTHING you told me!" said the "SpinDoctor"
"All except for ONE!",said the father,"My daughter is STILL DEAD!"
"Once Upon A Time",good start right???
In a land far far away,"Santiago".
There lived a "Gringo Spin Doctor",who left his birthland,couldn't hack it ???, for Santiago,where he loved absolutely EVERYTHING,not like where he came from!
He could find a reason why all the "Bad Things" in Santiago,were much better than the "Bad Things" where he came from,MUCH BETTER!
One day he walked out in the street and saw a man crying."Why are you crying?" he asked.The man said that his daughter was dead!
The "Doctor",asked him "How?"
The distraught father told him,that a black Ford Explore had driven by,and the woman driver stuck a 38caliber revolver out the window,and shot his daughter dead!
"Wow!" said the doctor,who decided to investigate the incident himself.
The next day he saw the father,still crying,in front of his house.
He went out,patted the father on his back and informed him that,"It's not what you told me yesterday!!!"
First of all,it was a "Chevy Blazer",and NOT a Ford Explorer,like YOU said!
Second,the "Policia National" found that the driver,was a man,NOT a woman,like YOU said!
Third,the gun,was a 9milimeter semi-auto,NOT a 38 revolver,like YOU said!"
The "Gringo" also told the father that, ""Kids get killed in other countries everyday,NOT just here!
So stop making a big deal over this!
"You were wrong about EVERYTHING you told me!" said the "SpinDoctor"
"All except for ONE!",said the father,"My daughter is STILL DEAD!"
a couple of months ago a friend visited me. she was very worried about infectious diseases in DR so she kept bacterias at bay with large amounts of ron, vodka and whiskey. before every meal. and after. and at meal times, just to make sure
something that will surely appeal to many dr1ers here
something that will surely appeal to many dr1ers here
I say instead of turning this thread into a he said, she said, lets document some tips to help people stay clear of this malice. I like to have a bottle of liquid hand cleaner with me all the time. Also, if I see a friend my age, I give him a 'pound' (fist closed) rather than a hand shake. For older people I go for the full hand shake, then remember to wash my hands with the liquid soap.
"Lisa",you are using the "Obama Fist Bump"!
How do you define,"Older"???????
If you "shake" my hand,I'll feel sad!
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How do you define,"Older"???????
If you "shake" my hand,I'll feel sad!
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Just to keep you up-t0-date!
Today's tally,for last week.
4 more dead,300 admitted to hospitals in Santiago and Tamboril.
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Better go to a "Mall" and relax!
Today's tally,for last week.
4 more dead,300 admitted to hospitals in Santiago and Tamboril.
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Better go to a "Mall" and relax!
Relax without Laxatives
People call for a state of emergency.
Piden declarar a Tamboril en estado de emergencia; al menos 4 muertos y m?s de 300 casos sospechosos de c?lera | Noticias SIN
Are there any malls in Tamboril?
donP
People call for a state of emergency.
Piden declarar a Tamboril en estado de emergencia; al menos 4 muertos y m?s de 300 casos sospechosos de c?lera | Noticias SIN
Are there any malls in Tamboril?
donP
"No Malls,so maybe they should just relax,and smoke a cigar"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The Doctors say that it wasn't colera,but just "Old Age" that killed her!!!
"Oh!",the DR1 "Spin Doctors" that is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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"Oh!",the DR1 "Spin Doctors" that is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It's not hard to believe at all, maybe I dare say the actual % must be rather higher, since that 20% is pretty much the lot of Haitians in the poorest of our economy strata...
Cholera will remain in the DR for as long as it continues to propagate in Haiti for years on end...
Same for dengue, polio, etc...
Haiti is a festering wound that nobody has cared to mend so far...
A failed state with no way out...
Cholera... Now endemic to Hispaniola...