The World Health Organization (WHO) is alarmed by the first confirmed case of cholera in Lebanon since the current crisis broke out and said it is working urgently to prevent a larger outbreak. Lebanese health authorities confirmed the first cholera case this week amidst the growing conflict between the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon and Israel. Cholera is a diarrhoeal disease that spreads through water contamination, such as when water supplies are infected with faeces. The risk of an outbreak always exists when many people have to live together under insufficiently hygienic conditi…