Comments on: Four north west residents die after vomiting, diarrhoea

By: You Can Live Forever(-56)

You Can Live Forever(-56) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:34:11 +0000

Basic first aid, dinkybhai.

By: Caesar Agustus

Caesar Agustus — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:07:16 +0000

Rainy season.Overflowing septic tanks and lathrines.Contaminated water.

By: dinKS77

dinKS77 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:50:18 +0000

ok Dr MQ Balgobin.

By: You Can Live Forever(-59)

You Can Live Forever(-59) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:09:13 +0000

The kind caused by human error?

By: realitycheck says:

realitycheck says: — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:18:20 +0000

signs and symptoms not associated with h1ni virus

By: Caesar Agustus

Caesar Agustus — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:08:25 +0000

From all appearances, this appears to be a water borne disease.The problem is what kind.

By: politricks

politricks — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:12:54 +0000

All i have to say is get to work Minister! these are human beigns and needs to be attended to unrgently… And Dr. stop looking at the records and stop suggesting, if this is the case why didn’t you try to inform or educated the people in this area? i hate to know when people in authority can do something rather than blabbering just to save a life. This sounds like a pandemic as far this report shows and more love ones going to lost. I hope the misistry get to work quick and find a solution.

By: Peregrine Falcon [Trying to Establish Cause and Effect Relationship]

Peregrine Falcon [Trying to Establish Cause and Effect Relationship] — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:00:39 +0000

Severe diarrhoea creates electrolytic imbalance and unless the patient is rehydrated, he/she will die (acidosis and circulatory collapse). I have had the opportunity to review video tapes on Cholera patient management and the scenes were horrifying. In fact, I was part of a task force that was preparing for an outbreak of Cholera. You are absolutely correct with respect to the dosage to prepare oral rehydration salts (ORS). During the nineties, I worked along Queens Medical students from Ontario, Canada and they had introduced the “green spoon”. The two terminal ends of the spoon were engineered with concave depressions- one for table salt and the other for sugar. This was to ensure that the correct mass of sugar and table salt were added to the recommended volume of potable water. This is critical, if you want to produce ORS at home in order to administer oral rehydration therapy (ORT). I think as a precaution, the Regional Health Officer should issue a boil water advisory for the affected communities. At, the same time I would expect that an epidemiological investigation should be conducted; as there is compelling evidence of a diarrhoeal disease outbreak. This will include but not limited to interview of family members, taking of clinical specimens (stool) from ill persons, persons recovering as well as from family members, sampling of water from the distribution system (a minimum of nine sample units is recommended), sampling of drinking water, locally made beverage from containers, as well as wet ice from those affected. This does not exclude enquiries about food history for three days preceding the date of onset etc. It is strongly recommended that a stool sample be collected from a case before any antibiotic is administered. Hopefully, the Ministry of Health will get on top of this one before it is too late.

By: paw2180

paw2180 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:17:34 +0000

It might be and outbreak since so many people are falling ill with the same symptoms, and shame on the hospitals for not having oxygen in their ambulance, what kind of slackness is that.

By: MAD BAJ

MAD BAJ — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:40:14 +0000

sounds like e-coli

By: BAJ in NYC

BAJ in NYC — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:12:52 +0000

This sounds more like an e-coli outbreak. They need to get treatment fast or the bacteria will kill more. Don’t the government investigate when more than 2 people die from similar mysterious illnesses?

By: dove

dove — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:10:14 +0000

they don’t think it is an outbreak – hello some many people falling ill – then shoud this this be call.

By: ghetto youth / What happen to the headlines that are usually listed below???????????????

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:01:24 +0000

hope this is not a sign of swine flue outbreak?????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: BORAPORK

BORAPORK — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:57:35 +0000

Get help to these people quickly and find the cause of this outbreak. Don’t only pay attention at election time.

By: You Can Live Forever(-60)

You Can Live Forever(-60) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:12:15 +0000

One of the reasons that people die from vomiting and diarrhoea using home treatment is that they try to stop the processes not realizing it is the body’s natural way of getting rid of some toxin or poison. The retained toxins then kill the body. On the the other hand, the loss of water and electrolytes thru’ vomiting and diarrhoea can also kill. They need to drink lots of water mixed with some sugar and salt (rehydration salts if available, if not, 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 teaspoon salt to 1 pint water)and seek urgent professional medical treatment immediately. Don’t stay home and try to treat yourself.

By: NeNe {Justice is for Sale, Truth on what you can afford and a Nation sells its Soul}

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:17:33 +0000

Dehydration is a serious condition. Hope the Ministry is encouraging folks to go to the hospital immediately and not try to take care of themselves at home. Some Guyanese love the homemade remedies which work is some cases but this is serious.