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How to Avoid Spread of Flood Water Borne Diseases?

How to avoid spread of Flood Water Borne Diseases?

  • Don't drink, swim, bathe or play in floodwaters.
  • Wash hands thoroughly after exposure to flood waters.
  • Keep children away from floodwater.
  • Don't expose your wounds to the contaminated water.

Formulation of Oral rehydration solution recommended by the WHO:

  • Sodium chloride - 3.5g
  • Potassium chloride - 1.5 g
  • Sodium citrate - 2.9g
  • Glucose - 20.0 g

To be dissolved in 1 liter of clean drinking water.


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minahil.zia

i get to much imformation for my work and that's really helpful . thanks

Rahul_Rathi

Very helpful information I think we should use water purifiers like Kent for making the water clean. so that we can keep the water borne diseases away. It's also our responsibility to keep the water sources clean.

sanjogundale

This is not possiable sea water will affect our body and cause for any water desease. In weakness we are using salted water for enery and well recovery of body. Sooo 101% possibility is t sunami [ sea water 0 never effect or not cuase for any water diseases

sundar_hi

Is there Still any serotype of vibrio cholera? If present which states are prone to get outbreak?

guest

excellent information wonderful piece of information

guest

ya excellent information but not enough.. because i want some more information.

guest

fine

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