The Tamil Nadu government is taking efforts to prevent the occurrence of water-borne and vector-borne communicable diseases in the wake of flooding following Cyclone Michaung, a health advisory issued on Friday, December 8, 2023, stated.
The Health and Family Welfare Department, in an advisory for floods and post-flood periods, said efforts were being taken to prevent communicable diseases such as diarrhoea, and fever. The public were advised to take precautions and use safe drinking water, preferably boiled water, wash their hands with soap and water frequently, to prevent infections and not use food items that were soaked in flood water.
Anyone developing fever or diarrhoea should immediately seek healthcare at government health facilities including medical camps. If any clustering of cases was noticed (more than three cases on the same street) residents should inform the nearby health facility/mobile team and the public health control room.
