Shaikh Omer Ahmed, Rahim Maliha, Essarani Manisha, Nadeem Soeba, Ochani Sidhant, Hasibuzzaman Md Al, Ullah Kaleem
Department of Medicine, Ziauddin University.
Department of Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi.
Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2023 May 3;85(6):3237-3238. doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000000754. eCollection 2023 Jun.
A rise in the incidence of water-borne, communicable illnesses, and viral outbreaks in Pakistan follows periods of heavy rainfall. Due to climate change, floods and droughts have had devastating effects on human health by facilitating the spread of infectious illnesses including cholera, malaria, typhoid, dengue fever, and viral hepatitis A. Food instability, starvation, malnutrition, and a lack of potable water are only some of the indirect effects of flooding on health. Recently, one of the worst floods in history devastated Pakistan, affecting more than 333 million people along with a significant portion of the nation submerged. Malaria, dengue fever, and other ailments are on the rise in Pakistan, threatening to overwhelm the country's healthcare infrastructure. There is an urgent need for preventative measures in Pakistan to cope with dreadful outbreaks.
在巴基斯坦，暴雨过后，水源性传染病和病毒性疫情的发病率会上升。由于气候变化，洪水和干旱通过促进霍乱、疟疾、伤寒、登革热和甲型病毒性肝炎等传染病的传播，对人类健康造成了毁灭性影响。粮食不稳定、饥饿、营养不良和缺乏饮用水只是洪水对健康造成的部分间接影响。最近，历史上最严重的洪水之一重创了巴基斯坦，全国大部分地区被淹没，超过3.33亿人受到影响。疟疾、登革热和其他疾病在巴基斯坦呈上升趋势，可能使该国的医疗基础设施不堪重负。巴基斯坦迫切需要采取预防措施来应对可怕的疫情爆发。
