Abstract
Abstract One of the most common myths associated with disasters is that epidemics of communicable diseases are inevitable. This myth is often perpetuated by the media and by local politicians who demand mass vaccination campaigns immediately following natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods. The public’s perception that disease outbreaks are imminent often derives from its exaggerated sense of the risk posed by dead bodies that remain exposed after an acute natural disaster. The truth is that communicable disease epidemics are relatively rare after rapid-onset natural disasters unless large numbers of people are displaced from their homes and placed in crowded and unsanitary camps (1-3 ). On the other hand, numerous studies have shown a severe increase in the risk of epidemics during and after complex emergencies involving armed conflict, mass population displacement, relief
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