The damage caused by flooding includes whole villages washed away,
agricultural land made useless, crops destroyed, loss of human life, livestock and
poultry. Survivors face waterborne diseases, malnutration, homeless, and loss their
income as well.
The risk of infectious diseases after flood-related diseases is often specific
to the event itselft and is dependent on a number of factors such as endemicity of
specific pathogens in the affected region, the impact of the disaster on water and
sanitation systems, the availability of shelter, the congregating displaced persons,
the functionality of public health infrastucture, health care services and sustainability
the response after the disaster.
Floods also impact disease vectors and animal host in a complex system. The most
common flood-related disesases develop in the early weeks following the flooding include infectious diseases such as gastrointestinal diseases, dermatitis, conjunctivitis, leptospirosis and so on, and also cases of vector-borne disease like dengue and malaria.
Another example of diseases that occur during floods also like cholera and typhoid.
These diseases also known as waterborne disease and happened due to drinking
cantaminated water with harmful microorganism. It can be fatal if not treated at early
stage of infection. Drinking a boiling or treated water is the best way to avoid the disease,
beside practising a good hygeine and improve sanitation. Infected person normally treated
by giving immunization.
Clostriduim botulinium is a common enviromental organism. It causes botulism,
an ilness caused by contamination of canned or bottled foodstuff. The symptoms
normally nausea and diarrhoea. Treatment is mainly supportive, with mechanical
ventilation if necessary. Livestock are also susceptible to botulism from drinking stagnant
water and eating spoiled food.
Following a flood, there may danger of infectious diseases, but unless seriuos outbreaks
of infection have occured recently, the situation should not be alarming. To improve the preventive approach, a plan for community education must be developed.
by:
Hafiza
G74481
Another example of diseases that occur during floods also like cholera and typhoid.
These diseases also known as waterborne disease and happened due to drinking
cantaminated water with harmful microorganism. It can be fatal if not treated at early
stage of infection. Drinking a boiling or treated water is the best way to avoid the disease,
beside practising a good hygeine and improve sanitation. Infected person normally treated
by giving immunization.
Clostriduim botulinium is a common enviromental organism. It causes botulism,
an ilness caused by contamination of canned or bottled foodstuff. The symptoms
normally nausea and diarrhoea. Treatment is mainly supportive, with mechanical
ventilation if necessary. Livestock are also susceptible to botulism from drinking stagnant
water and eating spoiled food.
Following a flood, there may danger of infectious diseases, but unless seriuos outbreaks
of infection have occured recently, the situation should not be alarming. To improve the preventive approach, a plan for community education must be developed.
by:
Hafiza
G74481
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