Mosquitoes, Medicine and Mold: Texas Battles Post-Harvey Health Issues

"Dr. Carrie de Moor has a nasty cough, and she’s not sure if it's allergies or one of the common respiratory infections that have been spreading since Hurricane Harvey hit southeast Texas late last month.

She's been sleeping in a trailer adjacent to her free-standing emergency room and urgent care clinic in Rockport, Texas, which was devastated by Harvey’s winds and flood waters. The clinic had only been open for two weeks when Harvey hit.

 De Moor is home in Dallas now for a few days with her children but will soon head back to the clinic, which is overwhelmed by people crowding in for stitches, tetanus shots, ear infections and skin rashes.

'We were seeing numbers outpacing anything we were prepared to take care of,' said de Moor, an ER physician who is CEO of Code 3 ER and Urgent Care."

Maggie Fox reports for NBC News September 10, 2017.

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