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 Kirch...
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 also sometimes contaminate surface water.
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 resulting from foodborne, waterborne, or zoonotic transmission is enteric disease....
Transmission occurs by accidental contact with urine, contaminated water, and soil. Clinical manifestation of leptospirosis may vary from asymptomatic infection to fulminant disease. Severe cases are characterized by liver and renal failure with mortality as high as 30% in untreated cases. Pulmonary ...
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Arsenicosis and viral hepatitis are also diseases related to consumption of contaminated water and are known to exist in Cambodia. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2015, 12 200 Water-borne and water-related conditions also have wider health consequences. A lack of private and secure ...
Zoonotic diseases, which pass from animals to humans, kill millions of people every year. Where do they come from and how can we avoid them?
Micro- and macro-organisms (e.g., phyto- and zooplankton, fish, insects) in contact with such contaminated water and soil are at risk of being exposed to those compounds, which can lead to unanticipated impacts on their survival and fitness. Additionally, those exposed organisms (including but...
It is commonly transmitted by contaminated drinking water or by food that had been grown in fields fertilized with human excrement. It is endemic in India and oriental countries. It is characterized by a terrific diarrhea, with adult patients passing up to thirty quarts of liquid bowel movement ...
Typhoid fever, a life-threatening condition, most often results from infection with the bacterium Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi (ie, S typhi).[38,39] The disease is transmitted through contaminated food or water, moving from the intestines into the bloodstream and then to other parts of the...