Aren’t dead people a health hazard?
No. Pathogens – the infections people carry when they are alive – die within 24 hours of the person’s death. NZ’s three top pathologists have confirmed to us that dead bodies pose no special or particular health risk (Professor Brett Delahunt, Chairman of Pathology and Molecular Medicine at the Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Alex Dempster, a specialist pathologist with over 25 years experience in anatomic and forensic pathology, with extensive experience performing post mortem examinations. Peter Browett, Professor of Pathology at Auckland University School of Medicine The myth is perpetuated by governments and media in the aftermath of disasters – where dead bodies are mistakenly treated as sources of disease. It is the LIVE people that cause disease! The United Nations and World Health Organisation have both released research studies showing dead bodies pose no special public health risk. Based on these studies the organisations have advised governments not to att
