2007 Iraq cholera outbreak

When

2007

Kind

Epidemic

Coordinates

33.00° N, 43.00° E

Description

disease outbreak in Iraq

Date from

year in its name

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

Disease outbreak in Iraq

Cholera is a disease caused by unclean drinking water that only actually affects roughly 5% of those who are exposed. Those who are affected can die within hours. During the Persian Gulf War, American forces targeted Iraqi infrastructure, leading to the deaths of an estimated minimum of 110,000 civilians from the destruction of infrastructure alone.

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