Abstract
Natural disasters can contribute to various infectious diseases. Infections accompanied with injuries, such as tetanus and other bacterial infections, are predominant within several days after a disaster. Subsequently, infectious disease outbreaks increase because of contaminated water and food supplies, as well as the lack of shelter and medical care. The wound-related infection after the injury could be prevented by the administration of antibiotics and tetanus vaccination. The evacuated people are at high risk of droplet infection (i.e. influenza, mycoplasma pneumonia), oral infection (i.e. viral enterocolitis, infectious diarrhea), contact infection (i.e. staphylococcal dermatitis, scabies) and airborne infection (i.e. tuberculosis, measles). Although hand hygiene and environmental arrangements are essential for the evacuated personnel, it is important to take a flexible standard because of the lack of drug and medical equipment.
