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Which of the following is a water borne disease?
Which of the following is a water borne disease?
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The correct option is B Hepatitis
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver tissue. Symptoms include yellow discolouration of the skin and whites of the eyes, poor appetite, vomiting, tiredness, abdominal pain, or diarrhoea. Hepatitis may be caused by viruses. There are five main types of viral hepatitis - type A, B, C, D, and E.. Hepatitis A and E are mainly spread by contaminated food and water. Hepatitis B is mainly sexually transmitted. Both hepatitis B and C are commonly spread through infected blood such as may occur during needle sharing by intravenous drug users. Hepatitis D can only infect people already infected with hepatitis B.So, the correct answer is 'Hepatitis'.
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver tissue. Symptoms include yellow discolouration of the skin and whites of the eyes, poor appetite, vomiting, tiredness, abdominal pain, or diarrhoea. Hepatitis may be caused by viruses. There are five main types of viral hepatitis - type A, B, C, D, and E.. Hepatitis A and E are mainly spread by contaminated food and water. Hepatitis B is mainly sexually transmitted. Both hepatitis B and C are commonly spread through infected blood such as may occur during needle sharing by intravenous drug users. Hepatitis D can only infect people already infected with hepatitis B.
So, the correct answer is 'Hepatitis'.
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