General Information on Tsunami-Related Diseases and Health Concerns
The following is a list of general resources related to possible health concerns associated with the recent tsunamis in South Asia. Additional health information about specific countries can be found on the Travelers' Health site. Information for clinicians can be found in Tsunami-Related Information for Clinicians.
On this page:
General Information
- Health Effects of Tsunamis
Immediate, secondary, and long-lasting effects
Disease Information
Illness From Food or Water
- Q & A: Foodborne Illness
- Hand Hygiene After a Disaster
- Cholera
- Acehanese Translation (80 KB/2 pages)
- Basaha Indonesian Translation (115 KB/2 pages)
- Bengali Translation (153 KB/2 pages)
- Sinhala Translation (100 KB/2 pages)
- Thai Translation (149 KB/2 pages)
- Diarrhea
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis A Information Specific for Tsunami Survivors
- Acehanese Translation (66 KB/1 page)
- Basaha Indonesian Translation (276 KB/1 page)
- Bengali Translation (296 KB/1 page)
- Sinhala Translation (85 KB/1 page)
- Thai Translation (339 KB/1 page)
- FAQs
- Fact Sheet
- Hepatitis A Information Specific for Tsunami Survivors
- Hepatitis E
- Hepatitis E Information Specific to Tsunami Survivors
- Acehanese Translation (45 KB/1 page)
- Basaha Indonesian Translation (69 KB/1 page)
- Bengali Translation (130 KB/1 page)
- Sinhala Translation (74 KB/1 page)
- Thai Translation (139 KB/1 page)
- General Fact Sheet
- Hepatitis E Information Specific to Tsunami Survivors
- Leptospirosis
- Parasitic Diseases
- Rotavirus
- Shigellosis
- Typhoid Fever
Illness From Animals or Mosquitoes
- Plague
- Rabies
- Malaria
- Japanese Encephalitis
- Dengue
- Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever: Questions and Answers for Tsunami Survivors (163 KB/2 pages)
- Bengali Translation (339 KB/1 page)
- Thai Translation (126 KB/2 pages)
- Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever: Questions and Answers for Tsunami Survivors (163 KB/2 pages)
Respiratory Illness
Wound-Associated Infections & Diseases
Mental Health
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