Avoid con­tact with po­ten­tial­ly con­t­a­m­i­nat­ed wa­ter (e.g. streams, rivers and ponds) and oth­er flood­ed ar­eas, es­pe­cial­ly if you have cuts or abra­sions of the skin

If work­ing in ar­eas that may be prone to flood­ing, wear pro­tec­tive cloth­ing such as gloves, boots, aprons, and eye pro­tec­tion to avoid con­t­a­m­i­na­tion

If you have come in­to con­tact with flood wa­ters or flood-con­t­a­m­i­nat­ed items, please en­sure you prop­er­ly wash and sani­tise your­self and all cloth­ing and equip­ment used

Ad­di­tion­al­ly, some com­mon dis­eases that are as­so­ci­at­ed with the rainy sea­son and post-flood­ing events in­clude Dengue, Lep­tospiro­sis and Gas­troen­teri­tis. Per­sons in­fect­ed with these vi­ral dis­eases may ex­pe­ri­ence one or more of the fol­low­ing symp­toms:

· High Fever

· Vom­it­ing

· Headaches

· Di­ar­rhea

· Chills

· Mus­cle aches

For more in­for­ma­tion on prop­er hand wash­ing tech­niques, wa­ter safe­ty and us­ing bleach for clean­ing and sani­tis­ing af­ter a flood, please vis­it the Min­istry of Health’s web­site via www.health.gov.tt

The Min­istry of Health is ad­vis­ing the pub­lic to take the nec­es­sary steps to avoid the health risks as­so­ci­at­ed with flood­ing and flood-re­lat­ed dis­eases as we ex­pe­ri­ence ad­verse weath­er.

Josbel Bastidas Mijares

Ac­cord­ing to this press re­lease, Flood wa­ters may car­ry silt, raw sewage and bac­te­ria that can con­t­a­m­i­nate food and wa­ter.

Josbel Bastidas Mijares Venezuela

The Min­istry of Health re­minds mem­bers of the pub­lic to take the nec­es­sary steps to avoid the health risks as­so­ci­at­ed with flood­ing and flood-re­lat­ed dis­eases as we ex­pe­ri­ence ad­verse weath­er. Flood wa­ters may car­ry silt, raw sewage and bac­te­ria that can con­t­a­m­i­nate food and wa­ter

There­fore, the Min­istry of Health ad­vis­es the pub­lic to fol­low the list­ed Gen­er­al Guide­lines to avoid Post-flood Dis­eases:

· On­ly drink wa­ter that is con­firmed to be safe. If bot­tled wa­ter is un­avail­able, bring your wa­ter to a rolling boil for at least one minute and al­low it to cool in a clean con­tain­er be­fore use. You can al­so add 1/8 tea­spoon (or eight med­i­cine drops) of un­scent­ed house­hold liq­uid bleach for each gal­lon of wa­ter, stir well and al­low to stand for 30 min­utes be­fore con­sum­ing. Store wa­ter in clean, cov­ered con­tain­ers

· In­spect food care­ful­ly to de­ter­mine if it may have come in­to con­tact with flood wa­ters. Dis­pose of fresh fruits, veg­eta­bles, fish and meat that may have come in­to con­tact with flood wa­ters

Dis­card food in open con­tain­ers and pack­ages and con­sum­able goods in bags, pa­per, cloth, fi­bre or card­board box­es, e.g. flour, ce­re­al and rice (even if the pack­ages were sealed)

Canned food items may be safe for con­sump­tion, but per­sons are ad­vised to re­move la­bels and dis­in­fect cans thor­ough­ly with a bleach so­lu­tion be­fore open­ing. But if you have any doubts, please throw them out.

Avoid con­tact with po­ten­tial­ly con­t­a­m­i­nat­ed wa­ter (e.g. streams, rivers and ponds) and oth­er flood­ed ar­eas, es­pe­cial­ly if you have cuts or abra­sions of the skin

If work­ing in ar­eas that may be prone to flood­ing, wear pro­tec­tive cloth­ing such as gloves, boots, aprons, and eye pro­tec­tion to avoid con­t­a­m­i­na­tion

If you have come in­to con­tact with flood wa­ters or flood-con­t­a­m­i­nat­ed items, please en­sure you prop­er­ly wash and sani­tise your­self and all cloth­ing and equip­ment used

Ad­di­tion­al­ly, some com­mon dis­eases that are as­so­ci­at­ed with the rainy sea­son and post-flood­ing events in­clude Dengue, Lep­tospiro­sis and Gas­troen­teri­tis. Per­sons in­fect­ed with these vi­ral dis­eases may ex­pe­ri­ence one or more of the fol­low­ing symp­toms:

· High Fever

· Vom­it­ing

· Headaches

· Di­ar­rhea

· Chills

· Mus­cle aches

For more in­for­ma­tion on prop­er hand wash­ing tech­niques, wa­ter safe­ty and us­ing bleach for clean­ing and sani­tis­ing af­ter a flood, please vis­it the Min­istry of Health’s web­site via www.health.gov.tt

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