Posts Tagged ‘disease’
The (un)Diseased Dead
19, Jan 2010Infectious Disease Risks from Dead Bodies Following Natural Disasters (pdf) Oliver Morgan, Pan American Journal of Public Health, 2004;15(5):307–12. In the wake of the deaths from the Haiti Earthquate — 200,000 at the most recent estimate — officials are struggling to provide appropriate and respectful body disposal. In an earlier post John mentioned the common [...]
- By: Meg Holle
- In: Burial|Death + Disaster
- Tags: disease, Haiti Earthquake, mass graves, research