The torrential rains that caused massive floods in Greater Jakarta on New Year’s Eve may have subsided, but the rainy season is far from over, meaning more floods are likely
Those affected by floods are at risk of getting infected with water-borne diseases contracted through direct contact with polluted waters. Floods also serve as a prime breeding site for mosquitoes, which also transmit many vector-borne diseases
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are six diseases or health problems in particular that are worth looking out for during floods: typhoid fever, cholera, hepatitis A, malaria, dengue fever, and hypothermia