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Flooding and Infectious Diseases Yoshio Iijima Ph.D. Director General Kobe Institute of Health
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Novak Djokovic Ana Ivanovic Monica Seles
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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
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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
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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
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Typhoid
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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
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Cholera Causative agent: Vibrio cholerae The incubation period: 1 day, sometimes up to 3 days Symptoms: Watery diarrhea Vomiting Dehydration Low blood pressure
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Cholera
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Stool specimens of cholera patients
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A victim by cholera
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Cholera pods
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Leptospirosis Causative agent: Genus Leptospira The incubation period: 3 days - 14 days Symptoms: high fever severe headache chills muscle aches vomiting red eyes, etc.
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Leptospirosis
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Causative agent: Genus Leptospira The incubation period: 3 days - 14 days Symptoms: high fever severe headache chills muscle aches vomiting red eyes, etc.
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Infection routes of Leptospira
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Hepatitis A Causative agent: Hepatitis A virus The incubation period: 2 weeks - 4 weeks Symptoms: Fatigue Fever Nausea Appetite loss Yellowing of skin Diarrhea
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Hepatitis A
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What is the most dangerous animal on the earth?
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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
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Malaria
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Lymphatic filariasis
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Dengue fever and Dengue hemorrhagic fever Dengue fever
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Yellow fever
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Chikungunya
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Rift Valley fever
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West Nile fever
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The reservoir of West Nile virus includes wild birds and mosquitos.
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Vectors transmitting infectious diseases Mosquitoes Sandflies Tsetse flies Black flies Aquatic snails Ticks Triatomine bugs Fleas
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