The document discusses different types of water-associated diseases: 1. Waterborne diseases are spread through ingestion of water contaminated with feces, including cholera, typhoid, and hepatitis. 2. Water-washed diseases are linked to lack of access to clean water for hygiene and include trachoma, dysentery, and skin infections. 3. Water-based diseases involve pathogens with complex lifecycles using aquatic hosts, such as schistosomiasis spread through snails and Guinea worm through crustaceans. 4. Water-related diseases are spread by insects living near water, including malaria and sleeping sickness.