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1 Flooding and Infectious Diseases Yoshio Iijima Ph.D. Director General Kobe Institute of Health

2 Novak Djokovic Ana Ivanovic Monica Seles

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5 Flooding and Health Risks Infectious Diseases Water-borne Diseases Vector-borne Diseases Wounds Infections Chemical Hazards Injuries Drowning Animal and Insect Bites Electrical Hazards Wounds

6 Infectious diseases Water-borne diseases, such as typhoid fever, cholera, leptospirosis, and hepatitis A Vector-borne diseases, such as malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, and West Nile fever

7 Typhoid fever Causative agent: Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi The incubation period: 1-2 weeks Symptoms: Poor appetite Headaches Fever as high as 40 ℃ Abdominal pain Diarrhea Lethargy

8 Typhoid

9 Typhoid fever Causative agent: Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi The incubation period: 1-2 weeks Symptoms: Poor appetite Headaches Fever as high as 40 ℃ Abdominal pain Diarrhea Lethargy

10 Cholera Causative agent: Vibrio cholerae The incubation period: 1 day, sometimes up to 3 days Symptoms: Watery diarrhea Vomiting Dehydration Low blood pressure

11 Cholera

12 Stool specimens of cholera patients

13 A victim by cholera

14 Cholera pods

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16 Leptospirosis Causative agent: Genus Leptospira The incubation period: 3 days - 14 days Symptoms: high fever severe headache chills muscle aches vomiting red eyes, etc.

17 Leptospirosis

18 Causative agent: Genus Leptospira The incubation period: 3 days - 14 days Symptoms: high fever severe headache chills muscle aches vomiting red eyes, etc.

19 Infection routes of Leptospira

20 Hepatitis A Causative agent: Hepatitis A virus The incubation period: 2 weeks - 4 weeks Symptoms: Fatigue Fever Nausea Appetite loss Yellowing of skin Diarrhea

21 Hepatitis A

22 What is the most dangerous animal on the earth?

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25 Mosquitos transmits parasitic disease such as malaria and Lymphatic filariasis and viral diseases such as dengue fever, yellow fever, Chikungunya, Rift Valley fever, and West Nile fever. Mosquito-borne diseases

26 Malaria

27 Lymphatic filariasis

28 Dengue fever and Dengue hemorrhagic fever Dengue fever

29 Yellow fever

30 Chikungunya

31 Rift Valley fever

32 West Nile fever

33 The reservoir of West Nile virus includes wild birds and mosquitos.

34 Vectors transmitting infectious diseases Mosquitoes Sandflies Tsetse flies Black flies Aquatic snails Ticks Triatomine bugs Fleas


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