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Do you remember the article titled "The Impact of Earthquakes on Public Health: A Narrative Review of Infectious Diseases in the Post-Disaster Period Aiming to Disaster Risk Reduction" from February 2023? This article was published on February 7, 2023, just ONE DAY after a strong earthquake struck southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. Interesting, isn't it? Let's take a closer look at this article: In "Table 2", the following Respiratory infectious diseases and pathogens are mentioned, among others: - coccidioidomycosis - Streptococcus pneumoniae - Moraxella catarrhalis - Haemophilus influenzae - tuberculosis - Pneumonia and post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis - tuberculous peritonitis In "Table 3", the following Water- and food-borne infectious diseases and pathogens are mentioned, among others: - Cholera - Acute watery diarrhea (Vibrio cholerae) - gastroenteritis - viral hepatitis - Giardia lamblia - Enterobius vermicularis - Tularemia - Shigella - Giardiasis - Diarrheal diseases - waterborne infections - Rotavirus outbreak - Salmonella enterica epidemic - Helicobacter pylori In "Table 4", the following Vector-borne infectious diseases and pathogens are mentioned, among others: - Malaria - Cutaneous leishmaniasis - Visceral leishmaniasis - scrub typhus (Orientia tsutsugamushi) - Zika virus outbreak In "Table 5", the following Wound and skin infectious diseases and pathogens are mentioned, among others: - cutaneous superficial fungal infections (Tinea pedis), - cases of viral skin diseases - Acinetobacter spp. - Staphylococcus spp. - Acinetobacter baumanii - P. aeruginosa - Escherichia coli - Klebsiella pneumoniae - Stenotrophomonas maltophilia - Staphylococcus spp. - tetanus - Aeromonas spp. - E. coli - Proteus spp.) - Enterobacter spp. - gas gangrene (Clostridium perfringens) - E. coli - S. aureus - S. haemolyticus - A. baumanii - A. cloacae - C-type chain coccus - Bacillus aerogenes capsulatus - Candida spp. - Gram-negative cocci - Clostridium sordelli - Serratia rubidaea - Burkholderia cepacia - E. coli, and E. faecium Here are a few quotes from chapter "9. Conclusions": Quote 1: "The synergy of pre-existing conditions and changes caused by the earthquake and its primary and secondary effects, combined with the physiographic characteristics of the affected area and the socio-economic characteristics of the affected communities, have high potential to cause public health impacts, including sporadic cases, outbreaks, and epidemics of infectious diseases, which may lead to human losses, resulting in a delay of the recovery process in the earthquake-affected area. Quote 2: "The risk factors that favor the incidence of infectious diseases in earthquake-affected areas are related to the earthquake magnitude and intensity, the extent of its primary and secondary effects, the demographic and epidemiological characteristics of the affected area, and the level of education and living conditions of the affected communities, as well as the damage to public health structures and facilities." Quote 3: "The infectious diseases that have been recorded to date following the occurrence of earthquakes around the world are classified into (a) respiratory infections, (b) gastrointestinal diseases (water- and food-borne diseases), (c) vector-borne diseases, and (d) wound and skin infections." Source: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9968131/ Let's see what Wikipedia says about the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes! Here are a few quotes: Quote 1: "On 6 February 2023, at 04:17 TRT (01:17 UTC), a Mw 7.8 earthquake struck southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. The epicenter was 37 km (23 mi) west–northwest of Gaziantep.[2]" Quote 2: "Concerns arose regarding the possible spread of infection in areas where sanitation facilities were damaged or unfunctional.[121] Due to water shortage experienced in both countries, many survivors could not shower. International health organizations said the shortage of clean water would be a public health risk. The World Health Organization said water shortage "increases the risk of waterborne diseases and outbreaks of communicable diseases."[446]" Quote 3: "Health authorities in Turkey had to ensure earthquake survivors were free of disease. The World Health Organization collaborated with local authorities to monitor the rates of waterborne diseases, seasonal influenza and COVID-19 among the affected.[446]" Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Turkey–Syria_earthquakes #earthquake #plandemic #infectiousdiseases #cholera #fungi #coccidioidomycosis #tuberculosis #tularemia #shigella #nalaria #giardiasis #scrubtyphus #escherichiacoli #gasgangrene #clostridiumperfringens #february2023Turkeyearthquake #Zikavirus