Abstract
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nje.v5i2.12827Nepal J Epidemiol. 2015;5(2); 465-467.
Highlights
A number of infectious diseases have been ascribed to natural an earthquake is frequently exaggerated, and imminent threats disasters such as earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, of epidemics remain a recurring theme in many places because typhoons and tornadoes
Acute respiratory infections, malaria, leptospirosis, measles, dengue, viral hepatitis, typhoid fever, meningitis, tetanus, cutaneous mycoses and very rarely systemic fungal diseases localized to certain geographical locations [1]
Nvertheless, an upsurge in the transmission of infectious disease and outbreaks following natural disasters are associated with prolonged after-effects of the earthquake
Summary
A number of infectious diseases have been ascribed to natural an earthquake is frequently exaggerated, and imminent threats disasters such as earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, of epidemics remain a recurring theme in many places because typhoons and tornadoes. Nvertheless, an upsurge in the transmission of infectious disease and outbreaks following natural disasters are associated with prolonged after-effects of the earthquake. In the aftermath of the recent devastating earthquake in many displaced persons and refugees), environmental changes, parts of Nepal, there was panic and confusion amongst the increasing vector breeding sites (artificial collections of victims with the apprehension of possible outbreak of water), high exposure to and proliferation of disease reservoirs infectious diseases.
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