Question

Which of the following statement describes the relationship between sanitation and disease?

• A. Poor sanitation and contaminated drinking water is the cause for a large number of diseases.
• B. Poor sanitation does not lead to diseases
• C. Good sanitation and contaminated drinking water is the cause for a large number of diseases.
• D. There is no relation between sanitation and diseases

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Poor sanitation and contaminated drinking water is the cause for a large number of diseases.

There is a direct relationship between sanitation and diseases. Poor sanitation and contaminated drinking water are the cause of a large number of diseases. Under poor sanitation, people may resort to defecating in the open, near fields or directly in the water. It causes water and soil pollution. The surface and groundwater, both get polluted and becomes the most common carriers of water-borne diseases.