Give a reason for the following statement: Consumption of polluted water can have adverse effects on our health and we may become susceptible to waterborne disease.

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Water is an essential part of a day to day life.
Polluted water contains bacteria and harmful viruses which cause waterborne diseases like diarrhoea, cholera dysentery, typhoid hepatitis A, polio etc
Therefore consuming polluted water is hazardous to our health and causes various waterborne diseases.

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