Scenes from Haiti's Cholera Outbreak

Haiti's Second Calamity: Cholera
Moises Saman / Magnum for TIME

Lifeline
By draining the body of fluids, cholera, which can hit within two hours or five days of exposure, can kill in a matter of hours. Here, patients at St. Nicholas Hospital, run by Doctors Without Borders, receive the rehydration treatment that can save most lives.

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