Impacts of contaminated drinking water on kidney and gastrointestinal Patients

1. Impacts of contaminated drinking water
on kidney and gastrointestinal Patients
Amjad Khan Afridi
27th October, 2021
Tuesday

2. Impact on kidney Patients
 Quality of drinking water has a major influence on public health and prolong exposure to
contaminated water has been known to increase the risks of kidney problems
 Microorganisms are present in the water which caused water-born disease.
 Microbes like; bacteria, fungi , viruses and others parasites are present in the water, which
caused severe types of water-born diseases & kidneys problems.
 Kidney is a target organ in heavy metal toxicity for its capacity to filter, reabsorb and
concentrate divalent ions.
 Lead and others heavy metals are present in the water which are accumulated in the kidney
which lead to cause kidney problems.
 The extent and the expression of renal damage depends on the species of metals, the dose,
and the time of exposure
 Larger doses of lead, copper, manganese, mercury, cadmium, calcium, phosphorus, &
others heavy metals can accumulate in the and kidneys which lead to caused kidney & renal
failure.

3. Impact on gastrointestinal Patients
 Contaminated drinking water can cause many gastrointestinal tract issues, including nausea,
vomiting, diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramps and more.
 Contaminated water can transmit diseases such diarrhoea, cholera, dysentery, typhoid, and
polio.
 Contaminated drinking water is estimated to cause 485 000 diarrhoeal deaths each year.
 Microbial contaminants like; bacteria, fungi , viruses and others parasites are present in the
water, which caused severe water-born diseases.
 These microbes are also responsible for stomach ulcer.
 Arsenic, barium, mercury, lead and many other metal & chemical contaminants are often
found in the drinking water which are damaged to gastrointestinal tract .
 However, the use of more specific indicators of water contamination are required to improve
the surveillance methods of “safe” drinking water contamination in gastrointestinal
infections in the developed world.