Rapid increase of diseases in flood relief camps

Different kinds of diseases are rapidly increasing in the camps of flood affectees across the country fueling the fears that the health crisis may get out of control as has been predicted by the United Nations.

People living in the relief camps are quickly falling prey to outbreaks of diarrhea, chickenpox, malaria, dengue, skin, eye infections, and other water-borne and vector-borne disease.

As many as 132 people are suffering from diarrhea in the relief camps in Hyderabad.

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Besides them, 120 cases of skin diseases; 16 cases of eye infections; 60 suspected cases of malaria; 172 cases of difficulty in breathing; and 48 cases of other diseases have been reported there.

Not only children, many women are also suffering from chickenpox.