Infections associated with natural disasters
From IDWiki
| Type of Disaster | Infectious Disease |
|---|---|
| earthquake | norovirus, influenza (Japan 2011) |
| cholera (Haiti 2010) | |
| diarrhea, hepatitis E, acute respiratory illness, measles, meningitis, tetanus (Pakistan 2005) | |
| diarrhea, acute respiratory illness (Iran 2003) | |
| diarrhea, acute respiratory illness (El Salvador 2001) | |
| flood | diarrhea (Indonesia 2001) |
| dengue (Côte d'Ivoire 2010, Brazil 2008) | |
| malaria (Dominican Republic 2004) | |
| diarrhea (Bangladesh 2004) | |
| leptospirosis (Thailand 2000) | |
| diarrhea (Mozambique 2000) | |
| leptospirosis (India 2000) | |
| hurricane | diarrhea, tuberculosis (USA 2005) |
| diarrhea (USA 2001) | |
| tornado | cutaneous mucormycosis (USA 2011) |
| tsunami | diarrhea, hepatitis A, hepatitis E, acute respiratory illness, measles, meningitis, tetanus (Indonesia 2004) |
| diarrhea (Thailand 2004) | |
| typhoon | leptospirosis (Taiwan 2001, China 2001) |
Further Reading
- Infectious diseases following natural disasters: prevention and control measures. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2012;10(1):95-104. doi: 10.1586/ERI.11.155
