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Water Borne Diseases

What are the Different Water Borne Diseases?
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Disease which are transmitted by drinking contaminated water
Disease Symptoms Transmission Treatment
Bacillary Dysentery/
Shigellosis		 wAbdominal 
  pain 
wwatery 
  diarrhea 
wMild fever wAbdominal 
  cramps 
wPainful stools wFrequent 
  stools with 
  bloody mucus 		Bacillary dysentery is caused by four species of the Genus Shigella  
-Shigella 
 sonnei
-Shigella 
 flexneri
-Shigella 
 dysenteriae
-Shigella 
 boydii

Shigella species spread by faecal-oral route 		 wMaintain the loss of body fluids by giving Oral rehydration salt solution.

wAntibiotic treatment for children and aged people 
 -Ampicillin
 -Cotrimoxazole
 -Tetracycline
 -Ciprofloxacin
Cholera wNausea
wVomiting 
wProfuse diarrhea with abdominal cramps.

w"Rice water" stool containing mucus, epithelial cells and bacteria. 

wRapid loss of fluid, electrolytes, which leads to profound dehydration, circulatory collapse. 		 wCholera is transmitted by drinking water or eating food contaminated with Vibrio cholerae. 

wFloodwaters can carry V. cholerae and contaminate drinking water supplies.

wEating raw or undercooked seafood.
Sanitation, food safety and hygiene practices are inadequate. 		 wOral rehydration salts to replace the loss of fluids and salts.
wIn severe cases antibiotics used are -
 Tetracycline   
 Cotrimoxazole  
 Erythromycin 
 Doxycycline
 Chloramphenicol
 Furazolidone
Disease which are transmitted by drinking contaminated water
Disease Symptoms Transmission Treatment
Hepatitis A wNausea
wVomiting
wAnorexia
wFever
wJaundice		 wTransmitted by faecal-oral route due to faecal contamination of Hepatitis A virus.

wCauses Infectious Hepatitis.

wMortality rate 0.5%		 wPrevention of faecal contamination.

wPersonal hygiene

wUse of Immune globulin (IG)

wHepatitis A virus vaccine available.
Typhoid fever wDiarrhea
wheadache wmalaise
wnausea wvomiting
wenteric fever 
wGastroenteritis		 wWater-borne disease transmitted by contaminated water containing
Salmonella typhi and Salmonella paratyphi causes Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers.		 wPrevention of faecal contamination which causes water borne disease

wChloramphenicol
  Ciprofloxacin
  Co-trimoxazole
Malaria wFever
wChills
wSweating
wHeadaches
wMuscle pains
wNausea 
wVomiting		 wTransmission of parasite Plasmodium species from infected person to other person by the bite of female anopheles mosquito. wPersonal prophylaxis-Apply Repellent creams, use mosquito nets

wDestroying the larval, pupa and adult stages of mosquito by insecticide, biological methods, and physical methods.

wTreatment of infected person 
 -Quinine 
   derivatives 
 -Acridine 
  derivatives
 - 4 and 8 
 Aminoquinolines 
Disease which are transmitted by drinking contaminated water
Disease Symptoms Transmission Treatment
Dengue fever wHigh fever
wSevere
  headache 
wBackache
wJoint pains 
wNausea wvomiting 
wEye pain 
wRash 		 wDengue is
transmitted 
by the 
Mosquito 
vector Aedes 
mosquito 
which is 
infected with dengue virus.

wSpreads directly from person to person.		 wEffective mosquito control of Aedes aegypti.

wEarly clinical diagnosis

wAnalgesics and Fluid Replacement Therapy.
Ascariasis/
Round worm Infestations		 Symptoms include 
wCough wwheezing wfever wabdominal 
pain due to intestinal blockage		 wParasitic infection caused by round worm Ascaris lumbricoides.

wTransmitted by eating uncooked contaminated food containing eggs of the worm.

wChildren's mostly get infected by putting their hands to their mouths after playing in contaminated soil. 		 wAvoid contamination of water with Ascaris eggs.

wProper disposal of night soil. wWashing of fruits and vegetables before eating. 

wPersonal hygiene of washing hands.
Disease which are transmitted by drinking contaminated water
Disease Symptoms Transmission Treatment
Campylobacteriosis wDiarrohea wabdominal pain
wmalaise wfever
w nausea wVomiting		 wZoonotic disease caused by Campylobacter jejuni.
causes 
Gastroenteritis worldwide.		 wDrinking chlorinated water
wProper sewage disposal wComplete cooking. wPersonal hygiene
wAvoid drinking raw milk.
wTreatment includes providing Rehydration therapy with Antibiotics.
Giardiasis wDiarrhea
w Mal-absorption of fat
wAbdominal wcramps
wNausea
wLoss of appetite
wVomiting
wFever		 wFood and water contaminated by human and animal faeces.

wSpread by direct contact with infected persons. wPoor sanitation and poor faecal - oral hygiene. 		wImproved water supply.
wProper disposal of human faeces.
wMaintenance of food and personal hygiene. 
wHealth education.
wTreat with drugs like-
Metronidazole
Tinidazole 
Quinacrine hydrochloride.

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Posted by:  Rahul_Rathi(Guest)  Posted on: 07/27/2011
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.

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Posted by:  sanjogundale(Guest)  Posted on: 03/14/2011
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

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Posted by:  sundar_hi  Posted on: 10/14/2009
Is there Still any serotype of vibrio cholera? If present which states are prone to get outbreak?

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Posted by:  guest  Posted on: 01/09/2008
excellent information wonderful piece of information

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Posted by:  guest  Posted on: 09/03/2009
ya excellent information but not enough.. because i want some more information.

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Posted by:  guest  Posted on: 06/29/2010
fine

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