Disease could see toll double
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GENEVA: The World Health Organisation says disease in the aftermath of southern Asias tsunami disaster could kill as many people as the deadly waves and earthquake have.
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BANGKOK A day after Thai and international officials confirmed the first probable human-to-human transmission of a virulent strain of avian influenza in this country, public health systems around the globe were scrambling to prepare for a possible pandemic
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The climate that made south Asia a winter attraction for thousands of tourists is now a major factor in spreading disease in the wake of the earthquake and tidal waves that have killed more than 70,000 people, according to the latest reports.
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The chances of developing deep vein thrombosis double after traveling for four hours or more, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday in a study estimating one in 6,000 long-haul passengers is at risk.
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World leaders tried to put $4 billion  in aid pledged for tsunami survivors to work on Thursday, the  urgency of their task conveyed in a chilling warning that the  death toll could double without quick action to prevent  disease.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- An international epidemic of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis may be more widespread than previously thought, says an article in this week's issue of The Lancet .
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High levels of  may be killing off people living in cities around the world, experts suspect.
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Infectious-disease expert David N. Gilbert was making rounds at the Providence Portland Medical Center in Oregon in April when he realized that an unusual number of patients, including young, vigorous adults, were being hit by a frightening pneumonia.
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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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Health experts warned today that the world was closer to its next pandemic - a potent mix of bird flu and a human influenza virus, with Asia as its likely epicentre.
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Thousands of bodies lay rotting and unidentified on lawns and streets of battered Sumatra island Wednesday and authorities called out bulldozers to dig mass graves, as the number killed in a mammoth earthquake and tsunami soared above 55,000 with tens of thousands still missing. The U.N. health agency warned that disease could double the toll yet again.
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Diarrhea, malaria, dengue fever, and  even meningitis and flu may be waiting to cause a second wave  of misery across Indian Ocean coastal areas devastated by  Sunday's tsunami, experts said on Thursday.
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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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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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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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International health experts warn that conditions are set for a pandemic to erupt in Southeast Asia and China that could kill millions worldwide if the virus developed into a form capable of spreading among humans.
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People who survived the Asian tsunami face yet another risk - a potentially fatal fungal infection.