Many of the current "killers" like cancer and heart disease are the products of longer lifespans, but with hygience and nutrition we've beat out a lot of diseases. In a crisis (a lack of services like hurricane Katrina, or other breakdown) what diseases would be the biggest threat? What diseases are prevalent, but currently well managed?
Starting to ramble... any info appreciated!
2007-10-11 04:02:40 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
If the water supply becomes contaminated with all the coliform bacteria from our sewage, dysentary would be a problem. As I recall dysentary is still a leading killer of children in underdeveloped countries.
Problems with malnutrition would take much longer to develop following some crisis. Clean water is a higher priority than food.
Eventually lots of people would suffer if they couldn't get their meds, such as diabetics and epileptics.
I would think the biggest problems wouldn't be microbes, but lack of care for injuries, exposure and violence. Maybe human beings are the most dangerous creatures kept at bay by modern society.
2007-10-11 08:24:40 · answer #1 · answered by David D 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Google the WHO(World Health Organization). They have all the up to date information and records as things do change.
2007-10-11 11:17:02 · answer #2 · answered by Irish 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋