After the flood...
Daily Mirror UK|November 06, 2024
Disease fears in dirty water | £10.6billion of aid promised
- Patrick Hill
After the flood...

SURVIVORS of the catastrophic floods in Spain face a new threat from disease, with doctors bracing for a wave of illnesses linked to the now filthy, stagnant water.

Experts warn people are at risk of mosquito-borne diseases and skin infections, as well as gastroenteritis and Hepatitis A after the disaster, which killed at least 218 people and flooded thousands of properties.

People in flood-hit areas are now being urged to get vaccinated against Tetanus, while also facing warnings about Weil's disease, a potentially fatal blood infection contracted from animals, soil or water. Public health specialist Pedro Gullon said: "A flood of these characteristics brings public health problems we need to be aware of, linked mainly to the accumulation of water and sewage.

この蚘事は Daily Mirror UK の November 06, 2024 版に掲茉されおいたす。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トラむアルを開始しお、䜕千もの厳遞されたプレミアム ストヌリヌ、9,000 以䞊の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしおください。

この蚘事は Daily Mirror UK の November 06, 2024 版に掲茉されおいたす。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トラむアルを開始しお、䜕千もの厳遞されたプレミアム ストヌリヌ、9,000 以䞊の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしおください。