Disease Could Double Death Toll
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Respiratory and waterborne diseases could break out in areas affected by the tsunami disaster that hit southern Asia, a United Nations official warned Wednesday.
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More people could be killed by disease after the Asian tsunami by the disaster itself, a health expert warns.
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The death toll from a highly drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis has risen to 74 in South Africa and a health official on Wednesday predicted more casualties from the deadly disease.
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Disease could double the death toll from  the tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean region at the weekend, a  top World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The United Nations warned  on Wednesday Asia's tsunami death toll could double to about  300,000 unless survivors received clean water and other basic  services by the end of the week to prevent disease.
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Tens of thousands of survivors are at risk from diseases spread by dirty water, mosquitoes and crowding.
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High levels of  may be killing off people living in cities around the world, experts suspect.
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Extreme weather, drought and spreading disease are on the horizon if something isn't done to rein in the human impact on the environment, a new study says. By the Associated Press.
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The World Health Organization previously had warned that bird flu mixed with a human flu virus could spread rapidly and cause as many as 7 million deaths.
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GENEVA - Communicable diseases that develop in the aftermath of southern Asia&#39;s deadly tsunami could claim as many lives as the initial earthquake and massive waves, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday.
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The death count across Asia and Africa soared to nearly 77,000 and aid officials said it was likely to surpass 100,000, even as as workers rushed to bury corpses to ward off disease, report newswires.
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Fears that the Indian Ocean tsunami could unleash epidemics which would double the death toll are fading as access to clean water improves, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
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BANGKOK Officials in Thailand announced Monday that a 32-year-old woman had been hospitalized with avian influenza and that two family members of the sick person had already died of a flulike illness, raising the possibility that these deaths might
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There are chilling warnings in Asia that an inevitable global influenza pandemic could kill millions. This warning comes after the fight against SARS and bird flu left many countries weary.
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Disease could double the death toll from the tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean region at the weekend, a top World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday.
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As the death toll in Sunday&#39;s tsunamis continues to rise, health authorities are struggling to prevent the outbreak of diseases in the worst affected areas.
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A deadly synergy between HIV and malaria appears to be fueling the spread of both diseases in Africa, where 4 million people die from the illnesses each year.