Question

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

• A. Cholera
• B. Typhoid
• C. Asthma
• D. Dysentry

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Asthma

Diseases are spread through water when the disease-causing microorganisms grow in water used for drinking. The presence of the bacteria E coli, which reach water through excreta causes the disease diarrhoea. Typhoid, cholera, dysentery, and jaundice are some of the other diseases that spread through drinking water. Air pollution also causes various diseases. Asthma is a disease caused due to air pollution. Bronchitis, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are some of the other diseases caused due to air pollution.