Infections After Natural Disasters

• 2020

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• Mobeen Rathore
PMID: 33004662DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.2018-0208

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This article discusses the types of infections that may occur after a natural disaster like floods, when infection risk is increased. Factors other than dead bodies contribute to infections and outbreaks. Infection prevention and mitigation topics are also covered.

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Focus Areas: Infectious Disease; Natural Disasters

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Recovery; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Communicable Disease Control; Communicable Diseases; Disaster Planning; Disease Outbreaks; Environmental Exposure; Natural Disasters; Pediatrics; Infection Control

Institutions: University of Florida; Wolfson Children's Hospital

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