Water

Water: Risks from drinking water or water exposure.
Condition count: 29; see list of conditions below.
Risk factor subtypes: water activities (9), contaminated water (21)
Related risk factors: food (38), environment (44), water activities (9), fish (9)
Risk factor classes: Environment (44)

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Water: Diseases list

The following list of medical conditions have 'Water' or similar listed as a risk factor in our database:

A

• Amebic dysentery ... contaminated water

B

• Barotitis Media ... scuba diving

C

• Cercarial dermatitis ... shallow water, contaminated water, swimming, swimming, wading
• Cholera ... contaminated water
• Contagious Diseases ... contaminated water
• Cryptosporiosis ... contaminated water
• Cyclosporiasis ... contaminated water
• Cysticercosis ... drinking contaminated water or food

D

• Decompression sickness ... scuba diving, diving bells
• Dracunculiasis ... contaminated water
• Drowning ... swimming in deep water, diving into water
• Dysentery ... contaminated water

E

• Entamoeba histolytica ... contaminated water

G

• Giardia ... untreated water, swimmers, contaminated water sources

H

• Hepatitis A ... contaminated water
• Hookworm ... contaminated water

L

• Leptospirosis ... lake swimming, kayaking

M

• Melioidosis ... pooled water, contaminated water
• Middle ear infection ... jumping into water, diving into water

N

• Neurocysticercosis ... drinking contaminated water or food

O

• Otitis externa ... swimmer's, swimming

P

• Perforated eardrum ... scuba diving
• Polio ... contaminated water

R

• Relapsing fever ... water

T

• Toxocariasis ... contaminated water
• Trachoma ... water supplies
• Traveler's diarrhea ... contaminated food or water
• Typhoid fever ... contaminated water, poor water sanitation

W

• Waterborne Diseases ... poor water treatment, contaminated water

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