Zimbabwe cholera outbreak eclipsing AIDS crisis
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As the cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe continues to claim lives, people living with HIV are particularly vulnerable. Deputy President of the Zimbabwe HIV/AIDS Activist Union (ZHAU), Stanley Takaona, told IRIN/PlusNews that a number of their members had contracted cholera, and although HIV negative as well as positive people were susceptible to the disease, those with immune systems already weakened by HIV were particularly at risk and had more difficulty recovering.
"This disease leaves people completely wasted; it is very hard for many of our members to recover," he said. "Other people living with HIV have not been so lucky, but documenting deaths in this section of the population is a major challenge for us."
"This disease leaves people completely wasted; it is very hard for many of our members to recover," he said. "Other people living with HIV have not been so lucky, but documenting deaths in this section of the population is a major challenge for us."
