Wolfing Sustenance from Disturbed Wetlands

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After Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), the people of Tacloban City, Philippines, must survive and sustain human existence. In an ecosystem devastated from its original state, Taclobanons had to subsidize the resources that were left. Wetlands as being the source of food yet could be a source of threat as the alteration of the quality of the waters due to the accumulation of sediments after the deadly storm surge. Moreso, food preparation methods could also be a pressing avenue for health hazards. Although cases of acute bloody diarrhea (ABD) in the region were variable, regional epidemiologists did not directly declare the source of septicity; may it be water or food contamination, the susceptibility of the Taclobanons towards diseases was still receptive

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