Common pediatric infectious diseases following natural disasters.
- Author:
Kai-Hu YAO
1
Author Information
1. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. jiuhu2655@sina.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Child;
Communicable Diseases;
etiology;
Diarrhea;
etiology;
Disasters;
Earthquakes;
Humans;
Respiratory Tract Infections;
etiology;
Wounds and Injuries;
complications
- From:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
2013;15(6):435-439
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Natural disasters may lead to the outbreaks of infectious diseases because they increase the risk factors for infectious diseases. This paper reviews the risk factors for infectious diseases after natural disasters, especially earthquake, and the infectious diseases following disasters reported in recent years. The infectious diseases after earthquake include diarrhea, cholera, viral hepatitis, upper respiratory tract infection, tuberculosis, measles, leptospirosis, dengue fever, tetanus, and gas gangrene, as well as some rare infections. Children are vulnerable to infectious diseases, so pediatricians should pay more attention to the research on relationship between infectious diseases and natural disasters.
