The
first step to an effective emergency plan in regards to public
health is education. Environmental diseases can affect the
general health of the populace. Please take the time to
educate yourself about these diseases.
Environmental
Diseases
*
After flood awareness
(pdf)
* Blue Green
Algae
* Lead
>
Common
Asked Questions about
Lead Poisoning
(Nebraska
Health & Human Services)
>
CDC's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
Program
>
Protect
Your Family From Lead in Your
Home
(USDA)
* Lyme
Disease
* Rabies education
& surveillance Rabies
Press Release
(2/2011)
>
Center for Disease
Control
>
World Health
Organization
>
Medline
>
Nebraska Department of Health &
Human Service
Animals looking to
reestablish or aggressively defend their territory after
floodwaters recede may contract the deadly but preventable
disease from other animals during fights.
Rabies is a viral disease
that inflames the brain and is typically spread through
animals bites and exposure to open wounds.
Symptoms can include headaches, fever,
malaise, sensory changes, excitability, spasms and paralysis,
but they may not appear for up to seven days. Symptoms can
last up to six days in humans before death.
Dealing with rabies
