What diseases become out of control after natural disasters?

Question

What diseases become out of control after natural disasters?

Answer 1

Ones where people are forced to drink dirty water.

Answer 2

Depends on the natural disaster.

For example, after the wild fires in California, several people came down with cough & lung infections due to the poor air quality.

Answer 3

nobrot

Answer 4

Syphyllis, Gonorhea, Chlamydia and other STDs.

Answer 5

typhus, staph infections, lots of airborne diseases, i think they are having that problem right now in Myanmar.  Gangrene if there's lots of water.

Answer 6

after hurricanes and cyclones or floods and stuff, there is usually a bigger outbreak of malaria.

Answer 7

Asthma and reactive lung disease, fungal infections

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

In flood conditions ,mold and fungus spreads then people get respiratory problems in a few weeks.   Like asthma.  Stay away from moldy basements and flood damaged dwellings.