Infectious Disease After a Disaster

Specific Diseases

• Cryptosporidiosis
• Enteroviruses
• Escherichia coli (E. coli)
• Giardiasis
• Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV/AIDS
  • HBV, HCV, & HIV: Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, & HIV & Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis
  • Recommendations for the Triage of HIV+ Patients
    American Academy of HIV Medicine and HIV Medicine Association
• Leptospirosis
  • Information for the General Public
  • Clinical Guidance
• Legionnaires’ disease
  • Fact Sheet: Resuming safe operation of building water systems—risk of Legionnaires’ disease
  • Resuming safe operation of building water systems— for building maintenance superintendents, engineers, managers, and other personnel
• Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infection
  • Information for the General Public
  • Clinical Guidance
• Norovirus
• Rotavirus
• Shigellosis
• Skin Infections
  • Flyer: “Are you sure it’s only a spider bite?”
• Tetanus
  • Tetanus Prevention After a Disaster
  • Tetanus Vaccination
• Toxoplasmosis
• Trench Foot or Immersion Foot
• Tuberculosis (TB)
• Varicella Disease (Chickenpox)
• Vibrio cholerae (Non-O1 & Non-O139)
• Vibrio parahaemolyticus
• Vibrio vulnificus
• West Nile Virus

Related Information

• After a Hurricane: Key Facts About Infectious Disease
• Prevent Illness After a Disaster
• Controlling the Spread of Infections in Evacuation Centers: Facts for Residents About Diseases that Cause Diarrhea and/or Vomiting
• Medical Management and Patient Advisement After a Disaster
• Infection Control After a Disaster
• Public Health Surveillance After a Disaster
• Information for Disaster Evacuation Centers
• Hurricane Information for Health Professionals
• Katrina-Related Reports
  • MMWR: Infectious Disease & Dermatologic Conditions in Evacuees & Rescue Workers After Hurricane Katrina — Multiple States, August–September, 2005
  • MMWR: Vibrio Illnesses After Hurricane Katrina — Multiple States, August–September 2005