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DBusby | 09:31 Thu 20th Nov 2003 | How it Works
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What is a water borne disease?
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Its a disease that is carried by and transfered by water. So if you went swimming in a lake which contained a water borne disease then you could catch it. Colds for example are air borne in that they are carried in the air.
09:35 Thu 20th Nov 2003
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Montezuma's Revenge for one !
11:38 Thu 20th Nov 2003
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Sorry that was a cr@ppy answer ;-} also get hepatitis A & E, polio, typhoid fever and cholera.
11:50 Thu 20th Nov 2003
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mostly by drinking or inhaling (legionaires) the water, though some (weils) can be transmitted through skin contact.
15:57 Thu 20th Nov 2003
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Waterborne diseases are pathogenic micro-organisms which are directly transmitted when contaminated drinking water is consumed. It can be caused by protozoa, viruses, bacteria, and intestinal parasites intestinal parasites.
11:19 Sat 25th Feb 2017

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