I've just watched a movie recommended by Jac---The Painted Veil. It is supposed to be a romantic movie which it is, but what interested me is the epidemic of cholera. Infected person can die within a few hours after the onset of the symptom. The death is not directly due to the bacteria itself but rather the dehydration that follows later on. In a resource-scarce situation, antibacteria treatment and IV rehydration is often not accessible. Here is a useful home-made recipe for oral rehydration therapy.
8 tsp of sugar
1 tsp of salt
1/2 a mashed banana
1 liter of BOILED water
Tadaa...it is simple, easy and instant but amazingly effective---accroding to wikipedia (erm...I haven't try that myself so no comment from my part).
Wow...I love watching movies because there is always something I can learn from it.
Well, hello to whoever that's still following me here :) *waves*
2010's almost over, gosh, scary isn't it?
It was only a few months ago that I had graduate...
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