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Review
. 2016 Mar 9;15(Suppl 1):20-6.
doi: 10.5505/1304.7361.2015.19970. eCollection 2015 Oct.

Communicable Diseases and Outbreak Control

Jonathan Ameli  1
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Review

Communicable Diseases and Outbreak Control

Jonathan Ameli. Turk J Emerg Med. .

Abstract

Infectious disease during an emergency condition can raise the death rate 60 times in comparison to other causes including trauma. An epidemic, or outbreak, can occur when several aspects of the agent (pathogen), population (hosts), and the environment create an ideal situation for spread. Overcrowding, poor regional design and hygiene due to poverty, dirty drinking water, rapid climate changes, and natural disasters, can lead to conditions that allow easier transmission of disease. Once it has been established that an emergency condition exists, there must be a prompt and thorough response for communicable disease control. A camp should be created, and the disease managed rapidly. The overall goals are rapid assessment, prevention, surveillance, outbreak control, and disease management.

Keywords: Communicable disease; disaster; outbreak control; prevention; surveillance.

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