A projected 650,000 people will visit the Kansas City region for the World Cup this year, and with that comes the risk of disease spreading and health care demands.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is helping physicians and public health officials prepare. KDHE recently launched a website with resources aimed at identifying and combating the spread of infectious diseases.
Farah Ahmed is the state epidemiologist and environmental health officer for KDHE. She said things like respiratory illness tend to spread when large numbers of people gather. But that’s not the only risk…