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August 31, 2005
Public Health Emergency Declared In Gulf Region
Doctors Worried Disease May Strike In Katrina's Aftermath
Dr. David Marks, M.D.
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(CBS) NEW ORLEANS Government officials declared a state of public health emergency for the areas hardest hit by the hurricane and flooding, today.
After a natural disaster, short and long-term medical problems can occur. Diseases like cholera, typhoid, hepatitis and mosquito-borne illnesses tend to break out under these conditions.
In order to handle these illnesses, the government is setting up a network of medical shelters that can hold ten thousand patients. If there are more victims, officials may utilize other hospital beds around the country.
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