1 40 1 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. URL Address <a href="http://doi.org/10.1007/s11908-011-0225-5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://doi.org/10.1007/s11908-011-0225-5</a> Rights Article information provided for research and reference use only. All rights are retained by the journal listed under publisher and/or the creator(s). Pages 47-52 Issue 1 Volume 14 Search for Full-text Locate full-text within NEOMED Library's e-journal collections <p>Users with a NEOMED Library login can search for full-text journal articles at the following url: <a href="https://libraryguides.neomed.edu/home">https://libraryguides.neomed.edu/home</a></p> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gastrointestinal Infections in the Setting of Natural Disasters Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Current Infectious Disease Reports Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 2012-02 Subject The topic of the resource Cholera; Earthquakes; Floods; Gastrointestinal illness; Hepatitis A; Hepatitis E; Hurricanes; Infectious Diseases; Norovirus; Tsunamis; Typhoid fever; vaccines Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Watkins R R Description An account of the resource Gastrointestinal illness following natural disasters is a common occurrence and often results from the disruption of potable water supplies. The risk for outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness is higher in developing countries because of fewer available resources and poorer infrastructure. But industrialized countries are not immune from this problem, as demonstrated by an outbreak of gastroenteritis from norovirus that followed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Rates of gastrointestinal illness following natural disasters are influenced by the endemicity of specific pathogens in the affected region before the disaster, the type of disaster itself, the availability of health care resources, and the response by public health personnel after the disaster. Ensuring the uninterrupted supply of safe drinking water following a natural disaster, like adding chlorine, is the most important strategy to prevent outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://doi.org/10.1007/s11908-011-0225-5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1007/s11908-011-0225-5</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Journal Article 2012 Cholera Current infectious disease reports Department of Internal Medicine Earthquakes Floods Gastrointestinal illness Hepatitis A Hepatitis E Hurricanes Infectious Diseases Journal Article NEOMED College of Medicine Norovirus Tsunamis Typhoid fever Vaccines Watkins R R