Transboundary Human Diseases from Natural Disasters - โรคข้ามพรมแดนที่เกิดจากภัยธรรมชาติ
Abstract
Countries around the world are frequently affected by natural disasters due to climate changes
such as global warming,resulting in storms, floods, droughts and henceforth drastic shift of human
destiny. Climate changes and its effects has caused famine, and economic, political and social loss.
These changes could render human migration both internal movement and also to more developed
neighboring countries. Meanwhile,the global warming facilitates microbes and carriers to transmit
the infection and expand more rapidly around the world. In addition, many severe infectious diseases,
including food borne diseases, respiratory diseases and vector borne diseases, have emerged
and spread throughout the world. Human should learn from the history and experiences in order to
prepare themselves to reduce the risks for infectious diseases, health related adverse events and
natural disasters in the near future.
Key words: disease, natural disasters, transboundary, climate changes, global warming