Left untreated, cholera can kill within hours. Many governments under-report the disease, and not just because it terrifies people. Cholera is a byword for backwardness and neglect. The World Health Organization calls it "a key indicator of lack of social development." That certainly rings true of the place where I got it.
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Andrew Marshall is a British journalist based in Asia who writes for TIME magazine and other leading publications worldwide. www.andrewmarshall.com