What diseases are associated with the use of contaminated water?
Many
people around the world have at one point been victims of the diseases caused
by water pollution either after consuming or bathing in polluted water. Some
have also suffered after consuming plant or animal food that lives or has been
raised by polluted water. Here are 17
critical and grievous diseases caused by water pollution.
1. Cholera
2.
Diarrhea
3. Typhoid
4.
Amoebiasis (Traveller’s Diarrhea)
5.
Dysentery
6.
Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia)
7. Cancer
8.
Hepatitis
9.
Intestinal Worms
10.
Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease)
11. Lead
Poisoning
12.
Fluorosis
.13.
Arsenicosis
14. Polio
(Infantile Paralysis)
15.
Trachoma (Eye Infection)
16.
Gastroenteritis, encephalitis, stomach cramps and ulcers, and respiratory
infections
17.
Neurological problems, Liver and Kidney damage
Many people around the world have at one point been victims of the diseases caused by water pollution either after consuming or bathing in polluted water. Some have also suffered after consuming plant or animal food that lives or has been raised by polluted water. Here are 17 critical and grievous diseases caused by water pollution.
1. Cholera
2. Diarrhea
3. Typhoid
4. Amoebiasis (Traveller’s Diarrhea)
5. Dysentery
6. Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia)
7. Cancer
8. Hepatitis
9. Intestinal Worms
10. Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease)
11. Lead Poisoning
12. Fluorosis
.13. Arsenicosis
14. Polio (Infantile Paralysis)
15. Trachoma (Eye Infection)
16. Gastroenteritis, encephalitis, stomach cramps and ulcers, and respiratory infections
17. Neurological problems, Liver and Kidney damage
