Mon, Aug 20, 2007 - Page 7 News List

Health fears grow after quake

AFTERMATH Health Minister Carlos Vallejos said tetanus, diarrhea,cholera and respiratory diseases were the big threats to quake survivors

AFP , PISCO, PERU

Vallejos said his attention was now turned to the risk of infectious diseases in the quake-stricken areas -- respiratory problems, tetanus and diarrhea and cholera.

"The problem is not only that there are still unfound bodies, the problem is water," and how human waste is being disposed of, he said.

Vallejos said that battlefield hospitals had opened at the base.

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