Synonyms Infectious diseases due to polluted water; Waterborne infectious diseases Cross-References Waterborne Infectious Diseases Water Quality and Pollution Water Quality and Waterborne Infectious Diseasesdoi:10.1007/978-1-4020-5614-7_1769Prof. Wilhelm KirchSpringer Netherlands
This is likely to occur where public and private drinking water systems get their water from surface waters (rain, creeks, rivers, lakes etc.), which can be contaminated by infected animals or people. Runoff from landfills, septic fields, sewer pipes, residential or industrial developments can a...
To answer the question "Which one of the following diseases is not due to contamination of water?", we can follow these steps:Step 1: Understand the Question We need to identify which disease from the given options is not cause
Large outbreaks of cryptosporidial infection, also due to contaminated municipal water supplies, have highlighted the importance of this organism and the need for adequate water filtration.83 Infection with this pathogen results in a profuse watery diarrhea associated with cramping abdominal pain, ...
This chapter discusses the major potato diseases worldwide: late blight, early blight, wart, and powdery scab. Late blight, caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans, continues to be the main biotic constraint of potato production. Annual losses have
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Hall, and Anna Bowen More than 200 known pathogens can be transmitted through ingestion of food or water contaminated with viruses, bacteria, parasites, microbial or chemical toxins, metals, and prions, or through contact with animals or their environments.1 One of the most common illness types ...
The lake water was found to be contiminated due to a gully channel that washed the faeces into the lake at point C. Conclusions This outbreak was likely caused by drinking lake water contaminated by faeces from a gully channel. We recommend treatment of drinking water, fixing the vandalised ...
This time the atrophy could have been due to injured nerves paralyzing the hand and allowing it to wither. Another likely cause is polio meningitis. Polio is caused by a virus—an organism so small that it is not even visible with an ordinary high power microscope. The tiny virus is found...
It has been predicted that the importance of diarrhoeal disease, mainly due to contaminated food and water, as a cause of death will decline worldwide. Evidence for such a downward trend is limited. This prediction presumes that improvements in the production and retail of microbiologically safe ...