drinking water as well as the widespread occurrence of waterborne diseases. Waterborne diseases are often caused by parasites which are directly transmitted through consuming contaminated drinking water. Any water reserve‚ infested with pathogenic parasites‚ used in the preparation of food can be considered as a source of foodborne disease and could be easily transmitted through consumption of the same pathogenic parasites. These diseases commonly affect the digestive tract as well as the other
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Guinea worm water disease‚ it’s caused by the parasites that live and develop in contaminated water such as pond. This disease infects population when they drink or contact to water that has been contaminated by this parasite. The guinea worm is a global health problem and every individual can get exposed to it‚ it has become so common in the recent times because of the global water shortages‚ therefore some people forced to use even the dirty and contaminated water for their daily use‚ as lack of
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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION A.] BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Waterborne diseases are defined as one of the most dangerous diseases that can be found on flowing water. These diseases are very harmful not only to our digestive system but also to all of the parts of our body. These diseases can kill many people that are drinking water on the tap water and mostly on the drinking fountain; people might drink on a drinking fountain which is dirty because of the different people that are drinking and spiting
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This report discusses a number of effects of water borne diseases in different aspects. Besides‚ it tries to suggest some methods that could be helpful in solving this phenomena or even stop the actions and habits that drive to it. The main purpose of this report is to cover some causes of water borne diseases. Detailed diseases that occur because of bad water quality also will be mentioned. This report will focus on some diseases that are related to water such as cholera and diarrhea and
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Comprising over seventy percent of the Earth’s surface‚ water is undeniably the most valuable natural resource. Life on Earth would be non-existent without water because it is essential for everything on our planet to grow. The human body is composed of 50-80% water. Blood and muscles contain significant amounts‚ and approximately 95% of the brain is water. All body systems and organs need water to function properly‚ and will shut down without it. Most of the chemical reactions that take place in
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cysts‚ and one hundred parasite eggs. Effective sanitation facilities are extremely important because lack of quality in these facilities leads to perpetuating disease and high rates of child mortality. In fact‚ sanitation is one of the world’s leading cause of disease and child death. In order to address extreme poverty and global diseases‚ achievement of universal access to sanitation is necessary. Many people in the United States‚ and other developed countries‚ overlook the issue of sanitation
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“UNSAFE DRINKING WATER” An adequate supply of safe drinking water is one of the major prerequisites for a healthy life‚ but waterborne disease is still a major cause of death in many parts of the world‚ particularly in children‚ and it is also a significant economic constraint in many subsistence economies. The basis on which drinking water safety is judged is national standards or international guidelines. The most important of these are the WHO Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality. The quality
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polluted. And this will eventually lead in the presence of waterborne diseases. Waterborne diseases occur when parasites or other disease-causing microorganisms are transmitted via contaminated water‚ particularly water contaminated by pathogens originating from excreta. These include typhoid‚ intestinal parasites‚ and most of the enteric and diarrheal diseases caused by bacteria‚ parasites‚ and viruses. Among the most serious parasitic diseases are amoebiasis‚ giardiasis‚ ascariasis‚ and hookworm.
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rituals which add to the complexity of providing water. The health burden of poor water quality is enormous. It is estimated that around 37.7 million Indians are affected by waterborne diseases annually‚ 1.5 million children are estimated to die of diarrhoea alone and 73 million working days are lost due to waterborne disease each year. The resulting economic burden is estimated at $600 million a year. The problems of chemical contamination is also prevalent in India with 1‚95‚813 habitations in the
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WASH PROGRAMMES Why is household water treatment and safe storage an important intervention for preventing disease? Unsafe drinking water‚ along with poor sanitation and hygiene‚ are the main contributors to an estimated 4 billion cases of diarrhoeal disease annually‚ causing more than 1.5 million deaths‚ mostly among children under 5 years of age (WHO 2005). Because diarrhoeal diseases inhibit normal ingestion of foods and adsorption of nutrients‚ continued high morbidity also contributes to malnutrition
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