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Specific Diseases

• Cryptosporidiosis
• Enteroviruses
• Escherichia coli (E. coli)
  • Q&A about E. coli Measured in Hurricane Katrina Flood Waters
  • General E. coli information
• Giardiasis
• Leptospirosis
  • Info for Clinical & Lab Support for Diagnosis, Management & Treatment of Leptospirosis in the Aftermath of a Disaster
• Legionnaires' disease
  • Fact Sheet: Resuming safe operation of building water systems—risk of Legionnaires' disease
  • ALERT: Resuming safe operation of building water systems— for building maintenance superintendents, engineers, managers, and other personnel
• Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infection
  • Fact Sheet: Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Information for Clinicians
  • MRSA Information from the CDC Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
• Norovirus
• Rotavirus
• Shigellosis
• Skin Infections
  • Flyer: "Are you sure it's only a spider bite?" (98 KB/1 page)
• Toxoplasmosis
• Trench Foot or Immersion Foot
• Tuberculosis
• Varicella Disease (Chickenpox)
• Vibrio cholerae (Non-O1 & Non-O139)
• Vibrio parahaemolyticus
• Vibrio vulnificus
• West Nile Virus

See Also…

• After a Hurricane: Key Facts About Infectious Disease
• MMWR: Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, & HIV & Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis
• Guidelines for the Management of Acute Diarrhea
• Hand Hygiene in Emergency Situations
• Infection Control Prevention Guidance for Community Shelters Following Disasters
• Resources for Disaster Evacuation Centers
• Hurricane Resources for Health Professionals
• Prevent Illness
• 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

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