General Cholera tips in Marshallese
Mokta jen bar men otemjej, jen lelok
nebar im kamolol non Anij kin juon in
ien en emon im ej alikartok non kijwoj kajojo.
Joij im ronjake jet nan in katak kilen
kejbarok mour ilo an itok naninmij
in "Cholera". Elap an naninmij in kein "etatalmoneane".
Elap an armij kein
bo iben Cholera kin air ber iben kij eo an
naninmij in. Kememej ke dren
in drak ej numba juon ilo am maron bo ilo naninmij
in.
Ewor jit "powder - Gatorade" in drak
en ekkor non ro rej naninmij ilo bwokbwok, ilok
loje, im momoj. Non aolep armij jab idrak dren
elane ejanin lukun "boil"
mokta. En lit wot am jerbal keneke naninmij
in Cholera, elap an koktata im
armij maron mij jen wawin in.
Ekijien "powder" en: Likit powder
en iben dren in wot en emwoj an
boil. Kalibui aolep kubwoj im bwe in mone im
men kein ainwot. En erreo
iturin aolep im ko im kejbarok am jolok bwe in am
mone im aolep men ko rej
etun iomen bworij. Kaibuni aoleb kubwe an adjeri
and drito barainwot.
Kalibuni men kein ilo juon jikin etolok jen ijo kwoj
idok am dren in drak
jen e. Elane ro rej nanimij, emwoj air jibjibwe
cup im kein mone, ak
jabrewot bar jibun ak men ko air lok wot, kwoj aikwoj
kwalkwol iben jerejko
"Clorox". Kejbarok ke aolep men ko rej tutu
iben menokaru en an
drinaninmij ro rej bar kwalkwol iben Clorox.
Ekijien powder en, kejbarok am kajerbal
wot iben ro rej naninmij
kadede. Enaj jiban ainwot uno. Barainwot
kwoj maron idrak dren in
ni. Bar juon alin, ij kakememej euk ke aolep
cup im kein mone rej aikwoj
lukun kwalkwol iben Clorox.
Elane kwoj mone ik, en lukun lit am
kaimeti. Jab mone ukwor mai ien en
ejako naninmij en. En kaimet aolep mone im
en lukun met wot! Aibwoj ej
aikwoj dru "boil" iomen jonul minute mokta jen drak.
Elane drinaninmij
emwoj an jibjibwe ilo an drum in ibwoj en am, kwonaj
aikwoj jolok dren en
im lukun kwalkwol nien dren en iben clorox.
Kejbarok wot am kwalkwol bem ilo aolep
ien kwoj jibjibwe nuknuk an
drinaninmij ak "sheet" im "towel" ko air barainwot.
Kejbarok wot am mour mai juon Iia ien emon im enaj itok wot.
Anij ej lale lol im naninmij in enaj bar jako.
Mokta jen bar men otemjej, jen lelok
nebar im kamolol non Anij kin juon in
ien en emon im ej alikartok non kijwoj kajojo.
Message/translation by:
Dr. Keola G.A. Downing, Ph.D.
- Katomlap L'Enty
[12-27-2000]
Web Site: http://ulbobo.com/keola
E-mail: keola@hilobay.com
This is just a brief description of strategies for dealing with the disease. Please do real research and don't rely solely on what Keola and I have said. We attempted to make these tips easy enough for people of limited education, reading ability and medical experience to follow. (Note: most of the RMI is literate.) The following message was posted for the benefit of readers on December 27th, 2000.
Yokwe,
I spent the summer of '91 working as
a health volunteer in Mexico while
much
of Latin America suffered a cholera epidemic. Hopefully
it won't spread. If
people boil or treat their water with a little iodine
or chlorine, they should
avoid catching it. Any seafood should be cooked very
well. People should
wash with plenty of soap if caring for someone sick.
Their waste is highly
contaminated.
"Most antibiotics and chemotherapeutic
agents have no value in cholera
therapy" (U.
of Wisc.) . With rehydration and care, almost everyone recovers.
Most people can tolerate oral rehydration. There
are numerous prescription
medicines, Pedialyte is good, and sports drinks like
Gatorade also work. You
can also make a rehydration solution (U.N. Formula).
It doesn't taste very
good, but will keep fluid levels up.
--------Homemade Rehydration solution-------------
ORS consists of four
constituents, which are dissolved in one litre of
CLEAN drinking-water:
· Sodium chloride (salt): 3.5 grams.
· Trisodium citrate, dihydrate or sodium hydrogen carbonate (sodium
bicarbonate - baking soda): 2.9 grams.
· Potassium chloride: 1.5 grams.
· Glucose (sugar) 20 grams.
Warning: don't overdo
the salt!!!!!
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Note: on May 8th, 2002, the World Health Organization has issued a new formula
Press
Release on WHO new rehydration solution formula
http://www.who.int/inf/en/pr-2002-35.html
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U.S. Center for
Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/cholera_g.htm
U.S.
Food and Drug Administration
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~MOW/chap7.html
University
of Wisconsin - Department of Bacteriology, (U.S.)
http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Bact330/lecturecholera
World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/emc/diseases/cholera/
U.N. - Bangladesh
-has rehydration solution formula
http://www.undp.org/tcdc/bestprac/scitech/cases/st4bang.htm
Yokwe Online
Pacific Islands Report
Charles Sturt University ~ Resources
on the Marshall Islands
Jane's
Photo Galleries of the Pacific
Republic of the Marshall Islands
main tourism website MIVA
Micronesian Seminar (Catholic Church
Sponsored Research Site)
Pacific Magazine - regional news
Republic of the Marshall Islands U.S.
Embassy Site
Bikini Atoll (RMI) site
Marshall Islands Journal
Ri Majol Online
Pacific Maps (U. of
Texas, Austin)
Journeys of the Heart
Local
RMI Pages
Majuro, Marshall Islands
Cholera
Information Page - in Marshallese and English
Historic Images of
Kwajalein
Maps of the Marshall Islands
Ken Butterfield's W.W.II
experiences on and above Majuro
The Robert Tekulve World
War II Pacific Photo Collection
U.S. Census 2000 Micronesian
Demographics