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 CDC's Traveler’s Health website . Information for clinicians can be found in Tsunami-Related Information for Clinicians .

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 [PDF - 82 KB]
  • Basaha Indonesian Translation [PDF - 118 KB]
  • Bengali Translation [PDF - 157 KB]
  • Sinhala Translation [PDF - 102 KB]
  • Thai Translation [PDF - 154 KB]
• Diarrhea
• Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis A Information Specific for Tsunami Survivors
    • Acehanese Translation [PDF - 68 KB]
    • Basaha Indonesian Translation [PDF - 283 KB]
    • Bengali Translation [PDF - 304 KB]
    • Sinhala Translation [PDF - 87 KB]
    • Thai Translation [PDF - 348 KB]
  • FAQs
  • Patient Education Resources
• Hepatitis E
  • Hepatitis E Information Specific to Tsunami Survivors
    • Acehanese Translation [PDF - 46 KB]
    • Basaha Indonesian Translation [PDF - 71 KB]
    • Bengali Translation [PDF - 134 KB]
    • Sinhala Translation [PDF - 76 KB]
    • Thai Translation [PDF - 143 KB]
• Leptospirosis
  • Leptospirosis Information for Travelers
• Parasitic Diseases
  • Amebiasis (Entamoeba histolytica)
    • Amebiasis Information for Travelers
  • Cryptosporidiosis
    • Cryptosporidiosis Information for Travelers
  • Cyclosporiasis
    • Cyclosporiasis Information for Travelers
  • Giardiasis
    • Giardiasis Information for Travelers
  • Rotavirus
  • Shigellosis
  • Typhoid Fever
    • Typhoid Fever Information for Travelers

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Illness From Animals or Mosquitoes

• Plague
  • FAQs
• Rabies
• Malaria
  • FAQs
• Japanese Encephalitis
  • FAQs
• Dengue
  • Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever: Questions and Answers for Tsunami Survivors [PDF - 122 KB]
    • Bengali Translation [PDF - 130 KB]
    • Thai Translation [PDF - 167 KB]

Respiratory Illness

• Avian Flu
  • Avian Flu in Humans
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
• Tuberculosis (TB)
  • Tuberculosis Information for Travelers

Wound-Associated Infections & Diseases

• Tetanus

Mental Health

• Disaster Mental Health Resources

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