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69. I know what you mean.

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Fri Sep 29, 2017, 08:21 PM

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Reports of cholera outbreaks now in Puerto Rico... [View all] HipChick Sep 2017 OP

Oh no! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #1

Cholera is highly contagious and in PR when there is little good sanitation, we are looking riversedge Sep 2017 #2

I agree Strelnikov_ Sep 2017 #4

Cholera is a horrible way to die. haele Sep 2017 #10

Oh dear god. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #26

I took some History of Medicine and Science classes in grad school. Lots was written riversedge Sep 2017 #30

Possible. It's fecal borne. It was in Haiti in 2010. But note that it does Hortensis Sep 2017 #60

This is about to get real Strelnikov_ Sep 2017 #3

I saw reports yesterday that folks were drinking from streams. Dead animals--others? riversedge Sep 2017 #5

omg HipChick Sep 2017 #7

The mayor mentioned that underpants Sep 2017 #8

A lesson to all of us. Everyone taking it, hopefully? A LifeStraw, just for instance, Hortensis Sep 2017 #62

Great. Just great. underpants Sep 2017 #6

WTH. irisblue Sep 2017 #9

Oh my god NastyRiffraff Sep 2017 #11

Some news reports say the real problem isn't that the supplies haven't arrived, The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #13

"It didn't require a 3-star general eight days ago." NastyRiffraff Sep 2017 #22

It sure as hell required more forethought eight days ago. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #23

Best Post of the Week! Leith Sep 2017 #34

Boy, that douchbag is really good at what he does..Did he even breathe during all that? pangaia Sep 2017 #38

It required a 3-star general immediately. Even I knew that! SharonAnn Sep 2017 #66

there is no excuse for waiting till after the god damned storm. mopinko Sep 2017 #14

That was an East Caost storm and the Comfort is based on the East Coast Lee-Lee Sep 2017 #41

Oh please RandomAccess Sep 2017 #52

Nope. Jose was right behind Irma B2G Sep 2017 #54

And swerved out to sea in short order RandomAccess Sep 2017 #58

I think you're thinking about Lee B2G Sep 2017 #59

Yeah, I've gotten my hurricanes confused RandomAccess Sep 2017 #68

I know what you mean. B2G Sep 2017 #69

Disaster preparedness before is largely the role of the local:state/territory Lee-Lee Sep 2017 #42

while orange congratulates himself on what an "amazing job" he and his cohorts are doing there. niyad Sep 2017 #12

heck of a job, little donnie. mopinko Sep 2017 #15

no kidding. niyad Sep 2017 #16

Heck of a job Blondie.. LiberalArkie Sep 2017 #33

Quite simply the death of a few million brown people will mean absolutely nothing Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #28

yup... living on an island while brown..or with a 'Latino(a)' name..or.... pangaia Sep 2017 #39

Don't forget 2018. The Grim Reper's deadly enemy. Hortensis Sep 2017 #67

Dystopian. So horrible. n/t LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #17

Rapidly turning into a nightmare flamingdem Sep 2017 #18

This is awful democrank Sep 2017 #19

The Dotard is all "You can't drive a truck there!" forgotmylogin Sep 2017 #29

I said this yesterday: Cholera is when you know they're fucking up. maxsolomon Sep 2017 #20

Terrible. It was bound to happen, but was made MineralMan Sep 2017 #21

Lots of DUers think it just can't be done. Unreal. panader0 Sep 2017 #24

There's a whole lot of cold hard reality in that thread. AtheistCrusader Sep 2017 #46

The orange Caligula is enjoying this. dalton99a Sep 2017 #25

Time for Marital Law B2G Sep 2017 #27

Could water purification tablets just be dropped? More_Cowbell Sep 2017 #31

This is Trump's fault wryter2000 Sep 2017 #32

Absolutely DBoon Sep 2017 #35

Horrible orangecrush Sep 2017 #36

Please blame Ryan and McConnell rainin Sep 2017 #37

This whole thing is CAUSED BY TRUMP....HE IS A ONE NARCISSISTIC PERSON i HAVE onecent Sep 2017 #40

"We're too incompetent or uncaring to get them water?" pangaia Sep 2017 #43

This is a direct result of all the time that herr drumpf wasted looking for Puerto Rico. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2017 #44

This is a major humanitarian crisis and this is worst than bushes katrina kimbutgar Sep 2017 #45

i expected this. barbtries Sep 2017 #47

Since Fema has been caught on MSNBC video selling ICE Cryptoad Sep 2017 #48

Do you have a link? nt B2G Sep 2017 #49

I saw it this morning on MSNBC Cryptoad Sep 2017 #53

What? What fucking century are we in? Mrs. Overall Sep 2017 #50

Cholera doesn't go by a calendar. B2G Sep 2017 #56

Yes, you are right, but cholera is absolutely preventable now-- Mrs. Overall Sep 2017 #61

I'm afraid the magnitude of what happened B2G Sep 2017 #64

Prayers sent to PR benld74 Sep 2017 #51

These are fellow Americans. PatrickforO Sep 2017 #55

I knew this was coming malaise Sep 2017 #57

THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTED CASES OF CHOLERA !!! brooklynite Sep 2017 #63

Let us know when there is an outbreak juxtaposed Sep 2017 #65

Yeah cannabis_flower Sep 2017 #70

You want more bad news malaise Sep 2017 #71

standing water...heat and mosquitos.. HipChick Sep 2017 #72

Yep malaise Sep 2017 #73