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Water-borne disease is caused by consumption of contaminated water. Which of the following is a water borne disease?

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Cholera
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Typhoid
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Asthma
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Dysentry
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The correct option is D Dysentry
Waterborne diseases are caused by drinking contaminated or polluted water. This infected water can cause various kinds of diarrheal diseases, such as cholera, and other serious illnesses such as typhoid, and dysentery. Asthma is an air borne disease and is caused by breathing in polluted air.

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