Water-Borne Diseases To  Look Out For This  Rainy Season

24Aug,2024

It spreads through contaminated water and food. Symptoms include severe diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration. It is crucial to ensure drinking water is clean.

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Cholera

It spreads through contaminated water and food. Preventing dysentery involves drinking clean water, avoiding unreliable food sources, and proper hygiene.

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Dysentery

It spreads in unsanitary conditions through contaminated water and food and leads to symptoms such as jaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain, and nausea. 

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Hepatitis A

It manifests as a prolonged fever, weakness, abdominal pain, and headache. Preventative measures include ensuring clean water, getting vaccinated if recommended.

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Typhoid fever

It is transmitted through contact with water contaminated by animal urine, often seen in flooded areas. Symptoms include fever, chills, headache, muscle aches.

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Leptospirosis

Giardiasis is transmitted through contaminated water. It results in diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, and weight loss.

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Giardiasis

It spreads through contaminated food and water, presenting with abdominal pain, cough, and sometimes visible worms in the stool.

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Ascariasis