[the_Watchman]

If conditions are bad enough to cause Norwalk virus and cholera outbreaks, then aren't these people also at risk for Hepatitis? I thought it was spread by human waste as well. In the case of Hepatitis, the onset and symptoms won't occur immediately.

I have no medical training. Could someone please assess this? I have a daughter-in-law who is planning to take part in support operations in Alabama. I am concerned about what types of shots she should have before she goes.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Hoo boy, folks waded in this commode water for days. If water level was high enough to get body orifices into it (even the waste orifices) this would spread the disease.

[lizma]

Hubby may be on his way down there soon. (We're packing tonight. That's why we're still up.)

He says assuming she's had all her kid vaccines, she should get Hepatitis A and B, and Typhoid if she can get it, although right now it isn't required.

He's packing a lot of Purell and water purification tabs.

Hope that helps.

[kenth]

The two problems in NO was the flooding, which was more or less a bacteria and virii soup and the crowded unsanitary conditions in the SD, convention center, etc. Even the flooded areas in Alabama wouldn't be as unsafe as NO I would think.