This document discusses waterborne diseases and how they are caused by contaminated drinking water. It notes that water can become contaminated through human or animal waste containing pathogens, or through industrial and agricultural pollutants. Some common waterborne diseases are then described such as cholera, typhoid, hepatitis A, and diarrhea. Statistics are mentioned about the prevalence of these diseases. The document concludes by describing ways to prevent waterborne illnesses such as boiling, filtering, or treating water with chlorine before drinking it and practicing good hygiene.

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2. • Water-borne diseases are any illness caused by drinking water
contaminated by human or animal faeces, which contain pathogenic
microorganisms.
• It's not only faeces, but pollutants from industries and households
and dumping of waste materials into the water bodies.
some common
water borne
diseases

3. Waterborne illnesses have two main causes:
•Pollution e.g. dangerous levels of chemicals, nitrates or heavy metals in the
water supply due to industrial pollution or the over-use of agricultural chemicals.
•Dirt & Contamination - Bacteria, viruses and parasitic organisms invisibly
contaminate the water and cause disease. Much of this contamination is through
water coming into contact with animal and human waste. Just one gram of faeces
can contain up to 100 billion microbes.

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5. Water is a liquid that can cure various types of diseases. The harmful substances
that are most harmful to people that are present in water. The water available
solvent reaches to anyone at any time. Water contamination is harmful to the
people those who are having low immunity power. This may feel you sick and
causes various diseases. There are different types of waterborne diseases are as
follows.
•Cholera
•Dysentery
•Typhoid fever
•Cryptosporidiosis
•Amebic dysentery
•Hepatitis A
•Brainerd diarrhea
•Giardia
STATISTICS REGARDING WATER BOURNE DISEASES

7. Bacillary dysentery disease
• The disease caused due to consumption of contaminated water.
• The people are heavily dehydrated that are affected by an ailment.
• Low fever, abdominal pain and frequent bowls or stools.
• Accompanied by bloody mucus.
• This is generally prevalent in the areas that to be with a low sanitation.

8. Cholera
• Cholera is caused by extremely dehydrated and weakness in the patients.
• Nausea, vomiting sensation and frequent stools.
• This is caused due to the cholera bacterium.
• Generally it happens due to the sewage water, when mixed with drinking water. The people who
drink this mixed water will affect with cholera.
• People should be careful mostly during rainy seasons as it may attack easily and quickly.
• This results in the areas that are underdeveloped.

9. Typhoid fever
• Typhoid fever is a common fever, headache, loose motions, vomiting and bloating.
• This is due to some microbe, which is known as Salmonella.
• The person is very weak and is prone to the infection that should be prolonged tenure of
the disease.

10. Arsenicosis
• Arsenicosis are caused with heavy intake of arsenic. This mainly occurs due to water.
• But, you would not find any symptoms at the initial stage. It is hard to recognize the disease.
• It occurs to those who consumes 0.01 mg per liter of arsenic mostly in drinking water.
• Affects your human body for a long time.
• Thus, you should be careful from this waterborne disease as it is pretty harmful.

11. Malaria
• Malaria is the commonly caused disease which causes mostly due to water.
• The mosquitoes breed that is at the stagnant water produces a large number of female
Anopheles mosquitoes.
• The main causes of malaria are anopheles mosquito bites.
• The malaria symptoms are such shivering fever, body ache, sweating, nausea and
vomiting. This disease should be treated at the right time, otherwise the person will have
a situation of high life risk.
• Take care of your surroundings with stagnant water, where the mosquitos are mostly
encouraged.

12. Gastroenteritis
• This type of disease may have symptoms such as nausea, slight fever and vomiting
sensation. Also leads to dehydration problem.
• The person may become sick and tired. The person affected with these diseases should be
treated quickly as they are harmful and sometimes leads to death.
• So, as soon as you find any of these symptoms should approach the nearby doctor and
are treated quickly to recover in the early stage.

13. Ways to Avoid These Diseases
• In order to prevent infectious water borne diseases, it is important to take
necessary precautions. The quality of water should be improved at the source
itself. In certain areas, the quality of water supply might be of question. In such
cases, it is necessary to disinfect the water before use.
• Water that is used for all purposes like drinking, cooking, and brushing of teeth
should be disinfected properly. The common household ways to avoid water borne
diseases by disinfection include:
1. Vigorously boiling water for one minute can kill most microorganisms.
2. Common household items such as chlorine bleach, tincture of iodine, and iodine
tablets can be used to disinfect water.

14. •Drink only filtered/bottled water.
•Wash hands properly before eating.
•Wash the containers daily.
•Eat cooked, warm foods.
•Keep your fingernails short and clean.
•Use of proper toilets for defecation.
•Wash food before cooking and cook food at high temperature so as to kill harmful
bacteria.
•Avoid flies by disposing animal and organic wastes properly.

15. •Ensure to take proper care in disposing of infant and toddler feces.
•Avoid consuming foods, fruit juices, and milkshakes from roadside vendors.
•Always keep foods and beverages closed.
•Avoid drinking water at parks and other such recreational places. It is best
to buy bottled water or carry your own water.
•Another common place where one can put oneself at risk of contracting
water borne illnesses is hospitals as they can be breeding grounds of
pathogenic microorganism. Always sanitize your hands and bath after
visiting a hospital.
•Rivers and creeks can be breeding grounds for bacteria; avoid swimming in
such waters.
•Washing hands is the most important method of prevention of waterborne
diseases. One should wash hands before preparing food and before eating.
AVOID

16. AREAS AFFECTED BY
WATER BORNE DISEASES

18. • hold seminars to create awareness
about the water borne diseases and
it's prevention.
• washing hands before and after eating,
washing of dishes and containers should
be promoted.
• toilets should be maintained and
cleaned at regular intervals.

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