every year, 3 million children die from diarrhea and pneumonia.e than eight in malaria combined. the majority of those deaths could be avoided if children berlin doctors who frequently work in africa and are confronted with the issue of hand washing. >> people who live in remote areas or to have no education often are not even aware that there is a connection between diarrhea and not washing their hands. one of our jobs is to educate them about that. but if there is no soap and water available for people cannot afford it, it does not matter if they know about hand washing or not. >> but in europe, too, people are in need of some enlightenment. a large british study has shown that as many as half the people and not wash their hands sufficiently. and those who did not learned in childhood tend not to change their behavior later. >> as part of global and handwashing day, a kenyan school children tried to break the record for the most people washing hands in one place. 19,003 matters 52 washers gathered at a school of the capital of nairobi, hoping to

it causes severe vomiting and diarrhea. while it is not spread person to person it can move quickly through communities where the water isn't clear. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> reporter: people are dying, says this woman. she knows they aren't supposed to drink the untreated water but says it's all they have. public health officials have a concern about a cholera outbreak haiti since the earthquake in januar the already fragile sanitation system was fractured leaving this population even more vulnerable. even then it s clear t survivors were at risk for disease. >> the fever's gone. >> reporter: with an estimated 1.3 million ople living in tent camps across the country and hundreds of thousands concentrated here, preventing an outbreak like this has been a race agast time. dr. nancy snyderman, nbc news, port-au-prince, haiti. >>> a big storm named richard turn into a tenth hurricane of the season today. it is expected to hit belize this evening. hundreds have been evacuated.

people are pouring into hospitals with diarrhea and dehydration. it is gripping areas north of the capital. thousands of people are in hospitals. they now have to try to stop it from spreading. there are signs that they could be doing just that. this town southwest of the worst affected area has started to report cases. one person has died from the disease here. >> she got sick last night. she got a diarrhea and was vomiting. we took her to the hospital. but she died before she could make it. >> most people are showing systems. >> we have seen 11 cases. while being interviewed, two more came in. one has already died. >> the earthquake left 1.5 million people homeless. thousands are still living in tents around the capital. there is poor sanitation and little access to clean drinking water. if the caller reaches here, the gulf -- death toll could be higher. >> it could be much larger given our experience with cholera epidemics in the past. that is particularly in a population that has no protective immunity, not having been exposed recently to chole

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>> caller: well, cholera manifests here as acute diarrhea and vomiting. it can set on very quickly, particularly in children. onset of symptoms and death can be as quickly as four hours. dying mostly of dehydration. the hydration early on is the issue. obviously, though cholera is not a -- this since 1960, diarrhea is common. the question is identifying what is cholera and what is normal diarrhea? this is a very big challenge right now. though we have suspected case, it's very important that we investigation and confirm before we medicate people. this is why the public information matters so much. and to the houses as well, the basic principles such as isolation and the importance of quarantining people in cases that are put in hospitals is not something many are familiar with. >> thanks so much with the u.n. humanitarian affair. appreciate all the best as you try treat and get to the aid of all that need it there. >> caller: thank you. >>> meantime, weeky leeks published nearly 400,000 classified military documents online. the whistle-blower website says

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it causes diarrhea and dehydration so severe victims can lose more than a quart of water an hour. it can kill patients within a day. but if they get prompt treatment with fluids, less than 1% die. this outbreak seems especially deadly. >> to have a death rate in our own facilities of 10% from diarrhea is a very, very severe and unusual problem. >> reporter: fear is rampant. this man could not find a taxi driver willing to take his ill sister to the hospital. he said the driver was afraid of getting cholera himself. aid workers are rushing to bring in clean water to prevent the disease from spreading. >> we need to get water purification to everyone. it's going to continue to spread. >> reporter: world health officials say they have enough medicine to treat 100,000 cases, but with a country with virtually no infrastructure, the question is whether the medicine can reach the people in time. >> we expect it to get bigger. and we have to expect that and react to it. >> reporter: the biggest concern is that the cholera outbreak will spread to port-au-prince, where a million and a half

in urban hospital now means daughter is suffering from diarrhea which she contracted after having a bath in the city's tap water so i haven't been hospitalized myself but because of my child i come home from work i have to are the children and they suffer from diarrhea and vomiting as well as comes back let me go boom that is and we will be back here again. and with the same regularity as no means visits to the hospital the smugglers continue to spill gasoline into the pentagon's water system in this remote and peaceful part of iraq ignorance and grier is dangerous as in the rest of the country sebastian meyer northern iraq war two. let's now check some other news stories from around the world a corner outbreak has seized one hundred ninety four in central haiti and infected over one thousand people living in rural areas health officials are that never were treated as confirmed the illness doctors at the hospital are struggling to handle the volume of patients seeking treatment that saving is being rushed in to combat the country's worst health crisis in the january's massive quake which

of any one hospital now means daughter is suffering from diarrhea which she contracted after having a bath in the cities. tap water in case i haven't been hospitalized myself but because of my child i come often that i have to are the children and they suffer from diarrhea and vomiting as well i tell this comes benigno go home but in a we go to bed here again a lot and of course and with the same regularity is no means visits to the hospital the smugglers continue to spill gasoline into the open because water system in this remote and peaceful part of iraq ignorance agree are as dangerous as in the rest of the country sebastian meyer northern iraq for two. developing news story tonight a militant hideout is the subject of a special operation of the russian republic of couple deano caria to out of at least ten gunmen have already been arrested by security forces in the region police have also found a truck with explosives near a mine with a gunman and trapped marty's exam a look at cho the reports counter-terrorist operation which started on wednesday is under way through militants hav

they are vomiting, they have diarrhea. as you can see down here, even children are just sprawled out in the open air just waiting for something, for someone, to come and help them. there are many people here just lined up. we've spoken to many people who haven't had care for several hours. in some cases, one or two days. the staff are doing the best they can but, as can you see, people.to line up. >> paula newton joins us live. paula, five cases so far at least in port-au-prince, just the beginning. >> reporter: they hope not. those five people came from the area where i am right now and as you said, this is the epicenter of what is going on here. it is not good news and i'll tell you why. those people traveled from this rural region to port-au-prince and that, of course, goes on here all day long. that's why they're saying to really expect it not to hit port-au-prince is a bit too much to hope for. on the other hand, they do believe that they can mitigate a lot of the worst effects of cholera by mike making sure people us

so some symptoms are strong diarrhea, vomiting. and some people can carry it with no results and others are effected and in extreme cases some can die in three hours and even less with they are children. >> and we see a makeshift clis happening this in the cup -- happening there in the country? >> people are being advised to seek treatment if they can if they are experiencing symptoms and while they are doing that to start hydration. so for them to drink clean water, use oral hydration and get to help where they can get tested as quickly as possible. so we're expecting to see a larger number of people going to clinics as the message is they need to be suspicious of diarrhea. it is common here. parents see it all of the time and experience it frequently themselves. so if they are experiencing diarrhea, start hydrating and get to a clinic if your symptoms persist. >> and it looks like camps there, some of the 1.3 million survivors there because they are homeless now because of the devastating earthquake. these conditions, it's almost

marc a full of peoe suffering from severe diarrhea, operation is to help contain the outbreak. to install purifiers so that desperate people have access to clean water. >> they haven't had anything to drink for the last 24 hours. because they are so worried about getting sick. and i wouldn't drink either. but they have a well in the village. and we will put water in e well and filter and then there will be clean water for the community. >> water purification plant ca provide 10,000 gallons of clean drinking water. and they can make a solution similar to chlorine. and what the operation is is the president, bill. >> how seriouss this disease? >> it spreads fast. and it's nowhere near where the earthquake hit. but the problem is that one of their rive got contaminated. the people were drinking from the water and contacted cholera. >> operation blessing is on the ground and what are ty doing? >> we are working with partners of health, and they asked us to give them a hand by providing disinfected water. and we got up there, and the people in the hospital asked each patient. where

if your vet just as you're a cat has chronic diarrhea it is not accurate. you have to get a biopsy. the treatment will be a lifelong treatment, and it will be a modicum of things. antibiotic is one of them, but i would get a biopsy. >> our four-year-old golden retriever barks at anything and everything she sees or hears and causes quite a distance. is there anything we can do to decrease the barking? >> i would love to have that dog in my house just to keep the deer away. there are a lot of things you can do. what i use mechanically is a device i got which was a little shock collar. they are not aggressive. when they bark, they get a negative reinforcement, and eventually, very shortly, you can take it off and put a dummy on. >> it is just triggered by the bar. >> the only downside is they stop barking in general. >> thank you. if you have a question, e-mail it to petquestions@wbaltv.com. you can also mail them in. up next, your maryland lottery pick 3 and pick 4 numbers, and we get another check of the weather forecast with john. weather forecast with john. first, a look at how wal

a large number of people have developed high fevers and diarrhea in the past week in areas along the river, haiti's largest water source. health authorities say259 people have died and more than 3,300 were hospitalized as of monday. in port-au-prince, five were confirmed infected with cholera on saturday. nine months after a pourl earthquake hit haiti, 1.3 million survivors are still living on the streets and in makeshift shelters where sanitary conditions are poor. u.n. officials say the outbreak could spread beyond people living in tent camps to the whole country. the u.n. is helping the government set up medical centers around the river and in the capital and to distribute water purifyication tablets. kim jong il's successor kim jong-un has appeared with the chinese delegates at the ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of china's participation in the korean war. the ceremony was held in pyongyang on monday. chinese delegates led by vice chairman of the central military commission guo boxiong attended the event. kim jong-un and his father dressed alike sat in the front row along w

>> reporter: the symptoms are, of course, things that are very common here in haiti, diarrhea and vomiting. the point is people need to judge the severity of that. sometimes when they come to the gates of this hospital, it's been already too late as you can see for those 253 people. the public information we've been hearing it on the loud speakers here even is wash your hands. watch where you are going to the washroom and then wash your hands. do not drink any water or eat any food you feel may be contaminated. but, you can imagine that's so much easier said than done. fred, the images in the hospital have been heartbreaking. you have mothers, you can tell their babies continue to dehydrate by the hour. they are in pain. [ inaudible ] >> all right. clearly having a signal problem there. you get the gist of it, the problem there with cholera in haiti. our paula newton reporting from st. mark, which is hit the hardest thus far. >>> now to israel, a shocking window display is calling attention to a worldwide problem, human trafficking. this is tel aviv. activists are putting women up for sale

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. >> his wife has severe diarrhea. he fears she has cholera. >> rubbish is clear from the river running through one of the camps. haitians have endured so much and are trying to prevent their water from becoming contaminated. >> stay with us on "bbc world news." trophies from the taliban, at the pakistani army says it has loosened the militants grip in the northwest. a new vaccine against polio virus helped reduce cases by 90%. research suggests the new vaccine is better at protecting children. >> the polio eradication will be launched in 1998. since then at mass vaccination campaigns have led to the number of polio endemic countries falling to just 4. success has been due to the effect of vaccines available that are cheap and easy to administer. two drops in the mouth and that child should be protected. this targets two sets of viruses circulating. in a study carried out on a hundred babies in india, at the new vaccine was 30% were effective in protecting against polio and and as popular vaccine currently in use. >> b

. >> people are continuing to come in and, with severe diarrhea book coming in earlier.etting treated, faster. and more of them will survive. >> and what is difficult is of the outbreak could still spread to the capital city of port-au-prince, haiti. they're scrambling to get this to stay away from the rivers that are most certainly contaminated. people to get sec had been drinking, beating in the waters. >> most of the people who are meant that are working at the river. with rice field and drinking the water from the river. >> like that ban, volunteer doctors, nurses have been pouring in to help. like that-man. and u.s. help is what is making a difference right now. >> pamela? >> a powerful indonesian earthquake. fleeing for high ground but there is no record of major damage, injuries, so far. 7.7 magnitude! off of sumatra, jacqueline. >> a live look for more recant downtown san francisco, clear skies right now. -downtown with more rain fall predicted coming up. ["knock on wood" playing] every five minutes, chase pays for someone's eligible credit or debit card purchase

hospitals closest to the outbreak are unable to cope as staff struggles to fight the diarrhea and dehydration that kill victims if they cannot be treated. some of these patients said they had drunk water from a local canal considered safe. outside the hospital scores more waited at the gates simply desperate for news. >> the situation is terrible. inside the hospital, they are overcrowded. it is beyond overcrowded. we need help. >> the country has barely started to rebuild after the earthquake. it killed a quarter of a million people and left 1.1 million without homes. help is already stretched thin. the supply of clean water is still precarious. >> there has not been an outbreak of cholera in 100 years, so people will not be very familiar with what to do in terms of recognizing the symptoms and treatment, and how to prevent it from spreading. >> aid agencies are moving fast to focus on that threat of cholera spreading to the crowded cities where thousands are still living. it is vital the outbreak is contained before it can spread to the capital and threatened a second catastrophe. >> it is

but it causes violent diary diarrh diarrhea. haiti's president visited one of the affected areas. as health officials said they believed the cholera outbreak may be stabilizing. but there is a sense of spreading panic in haiti. people here have learned that cholera can kill with alarming speed. >>> meanwhile, two scientific papers conclude the fault originally blamed for january's quake was not the real source. and pressure in that fault continues to build. and could cause another earthquake. seismic experts say it was an unseen fault that caused the earthquake. >>> back here in the states, tornadoes tore across north texas sunday evening. video shot frighteningly close to one funnel cloud, shows a twister cutting a path across interstate 25. that's near dallas. it tore a roof off of an elementary school in rice, texas. and caused damage to homes. at least four people are hospitalized with minor injuries. >>> and wild weather is affecting other nations, as well, as hurricane richard made landfall in belize. the hurricane, which has been downgraded brought winds of 90 miles per hou

this man says she got sick last night, she got diarrhea and was vomiting. we had no time to take her to the hospital. while we were giving her a shower, she died. and this man's family was decimated by the disease. >> my brother died. >> reporter: your brother died? >> yeah. my sister died. i have my sister die. >> reporter: earlier today i was in the courtyard of that hospital at st. mark, the epicenter of the cholera epidemic. there were hundreds of people. there i spoke to one of the doctors from partners in health, which has been doing a terrific job in haiti, and in his words it's controlled chaos. >> pinkston: thank you, dr. john lapook from port-au-prince. we have major story tonight from afghanistan. a senior nato intelligence force has told cbs news that iran has been buying influence over the karzai government with bags of cash. the story was first reported by "the new york times." allen pizzey has the latest. >> reporter: u.s. troops and their allies have another enemy on the afghan battlefield, one they can't even see, never mind fight. iran is

inevitably, the next day they come to me suffering from diarrhea. >> reporter: nagina holds a regular clinic, often crammed and overwhelmed. midwives end up having to treat women and children for all kinds of problems, coughs and colds, diarrhea, fever, breast lumps and sexually transmitted infections. medicines are rationed and limited to one or two days worth of doses. the lack of literacy and understanding means patients can't treat themselves. perpetually pregnant, women are having one birth after another some, giving birth to 10 children or more. in a few years time, the midwife told me, this young girl will be pregnant too. but women have little knowledge of how best to feed their babies and protect them from disease. babies lie in the hot sun with little shelter, the tents hotter than an incubator become unbearable. this woman had had twins she was struggling to breastfeed them, their sallow and sunken faces revealed the onset of malnutrition. many of these women have never seen a doctor. the pakistan medical association say there is a positive side to this disaster. >> reporte

inevitably, the next day they come to me suffering from diarrhea. >> reporter: nagina holds a regular clinic, often crammed and overwhelmed. midwives end up having to treat women and children for all kinds of problems, coughs and colds, diarrhea, fever, breast lumps and sexually transmitted infections. medicines are rationed and limited to one or two days worth of doses. the lack of literacy and understanding means patients can't treat themselves. perpetually pregnant, women are having one birth after another some, giving birth to 10 children or more. in a few years time, the midwife told me, this young girl will be pregnant too. but women have little knowledge of how best to feed their babies and protect them from disease. babies lie in the hot sun with little shelter, the tents hotter than an incubator become unbearable. this woman had had twins she was struggling to breastfeed them, their sallow and sunken faces revealed the onset of malnutrition. many of these women have never seen a doctor. the pakistan medical association say there is a positive side to this disaster. >> reporte

that water is polluted with the cholera bacteria that caused the vomiting and diarrhea that can result in such severe dehydration that, if not treated early, can kill within hours. rachel ignacio is a physician from massachusetts general hospital. >> 60% of people have underlying illness, malnourishment, some other risk factor, tb, hiv, or just living in crowded conditions. >> reporter: in a country that's still crippled from the earthquake, with poor water and sanitation systems, returning people to their old ways isn't going to prevent future infections. >> the best thing to do is to go out to the villages and tell people how to behave, that they have to drink proper water, not out of the river. that they have to wash their hands. >> reporter: she knows she came close to losing the two men in her life, and as soon as they're stronger, wants to go home. but sadly, for others, the stories continue to end quite differently. tomorrow, special tents will be in place to get infected people out of the regular hospitals. dr. nancy snyderman, nbc news, port-au-prince. >> the grim picture ther

mark 100 kilometers of the capital port-au-prince after developing high fevers and severe diarrhea. many have been treated outdoors because of a lack of proper care facilities. some of the patients are reportedly from an area near st. mark where thousands are still living in makeshift shelters. more than 200,000 people are believed to have been killed in the quake. over nine months later, delays in reconstruction efforts appear to be causing even more deaths. >>> representatives from more than 190 countries have reached a mid-term of their two-week meeting at the cop10 biodiversity conference in nagoya. but as nhk world reports, there seems to be still a long way to go before any agreements are finalized. >> reporter: the chairs of the working groups came together on friday afternoon. it turns out huge gaps remain between developed and developing countries. their opinions differ mainly on two points. on the use of biological resources, that may lead to new medicines, developing countries where many of the resources exist are demanding a stricter framework to prevent shepherd nations