In places where cholera has been historically present, sanitation wasn’t hugely emphasized. People often times would dig latrines near rivers where human waste would run into the water supply. In addition, people rarely used to wash their hands before preparing food. This historical practice is highly conducive to the spread of infectious diseases.
In recent times, cholera has only presented itself in third world countries, as many of the world’s richer countries have figured out ways to stymy the spread of cholera. This is because developed countries have developed vaccines as well as spread knowledge about safety measures to slow the transmission rate.
In the 21st century, the globe’s population is continuing to skyrocket. As there becomes more people on Earth, there isn’t any more Earth for people to spread out to. This means that the population density of many countries is getting dangerously high, as people are stacked up living on top of each other.
Haiti has extremely poor levels of public health knowledge. In addition to this, the population of Haiti is relatively poor, and people’s focus is not necessarily on the health of their bodies, as they are focused on simply providing for their families. There have been a variety of measures taken to help the people of Haiti, and the US has played a big part in this prevention. However, there is still much to be done. Hopefully the World Health Organization continues the alleviation of this disease in Haiti.