Disease

coolwater · #1 Postby **coolwater** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:14 pm

What will be the implications from katrina in terms of disease? This could be a huge problem with all the sitting water, no power to boil water. There is no telling what is in that water.

JenBayles · #2 Postby **JenBayles** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:24 pm

That's just one of the reasons they're evacing all civilians.

shaner · #3 Postby **shaner** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:38 pm

Typhoid, Dysentery, E-coli poisoning, not to mention all the chemicals and petroleums in the water. NOLA is a toxic soup right now. I wouldn't want to be in it.

canegrl04 · #4 Postby **canegrl04** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:40 pm

One of the biggest points of concern is the Superdome hostages. Won't take long for airborne viruses and bacteria to spread

HurriCat · #5 Postby **HurriCat** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:01 pm

canegrl04 wrote:One of the biggest points of concern is the Superdome hostages. Won't take long for airborne viruses and bacteria to spread

You nailed it. The Dome is like a giant petri-dish right now. It's dark, warm, moist and loaded with bacteria in the form of nasty, unwashed people, overflowing garbage cans and reportedly "horrific" bathrooms. If they aren't careful, this could be the flashpoint for a really nasty bug.

lwg8tr · #6 Postby **lwg8tr** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:05 pm

Let's not forget the large rafts of fire ants, cottonmouths, rattlesnakes, rabid small animals not to mention Alligators and wild dogs roaming around on any high ground. Truely a horrific situation.

#7 Postby **abajan** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 8:50 pm

lwg8tr wrote:Let's not forget the large rafts of fire ants, cottonmouths, rattlesnakes, rabid small animals not to mention Alligators and wild dogs roaming around on any high ground. Truely a horrific situation.

I recently heard that many of the deaths associated with Hurricane Camille were as a result of snake bites.

Callista · #8 Postby **Callista** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 9:55 pm

With a source of fire, it is always possible to boil water. Dry tinder will, of course, be hard to come by; but once the sun comes out, it should be doable...

ROCK · #9 Postby **ROCK** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:00 pm

Callista wrote:With a source of fire, it is always possible to boil water. Dry tinder will, of course, be hard to come by; but once the sun comes out, it should be doable...

boiling water will get rid of the germs but what about the toxins in the water? oil, household chemicals, gasoline, decaying animals....wont get rid of that.........

#10 Postby **abajan** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:21 pm

ROCK wrote:
Callista wrote:With a source of fire, it is always possible to boil water. Dry tinder will, of course, be hard to come by; but once the sun comes out, it should be doable...

boiling water will get rid of the germs but what about the toxins in the water? oil, household chemicals, gasoline, decaying animals....wont get rid of that.........

As a matter of fact, in some cases boiling it actually activates some chemicals and makes things worse.

#11 Postby **LSU2001** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:23 pm

wwl radio reported a small 3-4 foot SHARK swimming down one of the main streets in either kenner or meterie. They kinda laughed about it and said "well we always said there were sharks in the lake and now we are part of the lake" I thought that was an incredible story. Imagine a shark swimming down the street. It kinda gives you an idea of what they are facing
TIm

#12 Postby **Downdraft** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 7:28 pm

Hepatitis A and B, typhoid, cholera, tetanus, West Nile to name a few. The CDC is well aware of the health implications. New Orleans is a dead city now. Face it they won't dry the city out for months. As long as it's wet it's a breeding ground for disease. The long term health implications of this disaster won't be fully felt for months.

birdwomn · #13 Postby **birdwomn** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 7:40 pm

downdraft...sadly, you are correct, IMO.

soonertwister · #14 Postby **soonertwister** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 7:49 pm

Dysentery is going to be a huge problem with the lack of medical care and limited water resources.

Did anyone else see the awful looking water in NOLA with all the oily streaks EVERYWHERE in the muddy water?

Death soup.

HurriCat · #15 Postby **HurriCat** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 7:56 pm

Yep... It makes me sick, seeing people still wading around in the stuff. A lot of them look to be barefoot. If you gash a toe or slice your leg in that water - UGH. Or, some idiot splashes you really good - right in the eyes, ears, nose and pie-hole. Might be night-night termite. :roll:

gtalum · #16 Postby **gtalum** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:51 pm

Or choelra. I'm afraid cholera will break out. :eek:

soonertwister · #17 Postby **soonertwister** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 9:02 pm

The CDC has an absolutely amazing subsite on dealing with the effects of hurricanes, including avoiding disease in the aftermath.

It's too bad that 99% of the people who are still under threat have never even seen the information, and can't reach it now.

The amount of information is extremely impressive, and authoritative.

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/index.asp

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