Water polluted by various activities causes a number of water borne diseases. Which of the following is not a water borne disease?

Cholera

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Typhoid

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Asthma

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Dysentry

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Solution

The correct option is C
Asthma

Waterborne diseases are caused by drinking contaminated or dirty water. This infected water can cause many types of diarrheal diseases, which includes 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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