title: Study on environmental health strategy after earthquake.
abstract: The first task in prevention of diseases after an earthquake is to quickly provide an adequate source of safe drinking water. Otherwise, the incidence of infectious intestinal diseases in the disaster area residents will increase rapidly. Additional health measures, such as disinfecting drinking water, protecting the water source, and treating disaster area residents, must be taken at the same time. The sensory test of meat is a useful index of meat decomposition levels. Corpse alkali is a kind of toxic chemical, and personal protective measures must be taken in handling corpses. In general, all of these measures are important not only for achieving the goal of "no severe epidemic after strong earthquake disaster" in the affected areas, but also for enriching knowledge of disaster medicine.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Environmental Health Monitoring, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D004190:Disasters; D004782:Environmental Health; D005628:Frozen Foods; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014881:Water Supply