Open defection causes cholera
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Open defecation seems to have led to a cholera outbreak in Mustapur Wadi village of Humnabad taluk which saw 34 cases in the last two weeks, say officials. All the patients are being given treatment.
Open defecation seems to have led to a cholera outbreak in Mustapur Wadi village of Humnabad taluk which saw 34 cases in the last two weeks, say officials. All the patients are being given treatment.
Open defecation is the human practice of defecating outside ("in the open") rather than into a toilet. People may choose fields, bushes, forests, ditches, streets, canals or other open space for defecation. They do so either because they do not have a toilet readily accessible or due to traditional cultural practices.The practice is common where sanitation infrastructure and services are not available. Even if toilets are available, behavior change efforts may still be needed to promote the use of toilets. 'Open defecation free' (ODF) is a term used to describe communities that have shifted to using toilets instead of open defecation. This can happen, for example, after community-led total sanitation programs have been implemented.
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