"Even if the water looks clear, what's in there is often a mix of raw human sewage, septic tanks, wastewater... bacteria, viruses, parasites that can cause a variety of issues from gastrointestinal distress to skin diseases."
"There was an 11% increase in North Carolina emergency department visits tied to acute gastrointestinal illness in the three weeks following Hurricane Matthew... A 2022 study found emergency room visits for intestinal infectious diseases spiked by 39% during Hurricane Harvey."
#hurricane-milton #public-health-risks #floodwater-contamination #emergency-response #environmental-health
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