Health impacts and ways to minimize disaster damage

Vector-borne diseases

Vector-borne diseases are important causes of morbidity and mortality in Brazil and in the world, being one of the main public health problems. The confirmation of the role of insects and other animals in the cycle of transmission of infectious agents to man and domestic animals occurred only in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Quality, sanitation, and related diseases  

Forest fires, pollution, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases