What is Waterborne Diseases?

What is Waterborne Diseases?

Any disease that can spread through contaminated water. The contamination can involve bacterial, viral or protozoan organisms. Some ...more »

• Waterborne Diseases: Any diseases that is transmitted through some waterborne agent.

Waterborne Diseases: Introduction

Types of Waterborne Diseases:

Types of Waterborne Diseases:

• Cholera
• Typhoid fever
• Dysentery
• Amebic dysentery
• Brainerd diarrhea
• more types...»

Broader types of Waterborne Diseases:

• Diseases contagious from contaminated water
• Conditions involving a pathogen
• more types...»

What causes Waterborne Diseases?

Causes of Waterborne Diseases: see causes of Waterborne Diseases
Causes of Waterborne Diseases: Contaminated surface water sources and large poorly functioning municipal water distribution systems contribute to transmission of waterborne bacterial diseases. Chlorination and safe water handling can eliminate the risk of waterborne bacterial diseases. (Source: excerpt from Bacterial Waterborne Diseases: DBMD)
Risk factors for Waterborne Diseases: see risk factors for Waterborne Diseases

What are the symptoms of Waterborne Diseases?

Symptoms of Waterborne Diseases: see symptoms of Waterborne Diseases

Can anyone else get Waterborne Diseases?

More information: see contagiousness of Waterborne Diseases
Inheritance: see inheritance of Waterborne Diseases

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Waterborne Diseases: Infectious Disease Specialist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Waterborne Diseases.
Treatments for Waterborne Diseases: see treatments for Waterborne Diseases
Prevention of Waterborne Diseases: see prevention of Waterborne Diseases
Research for Waterborne Diseases: see research for Waterborne Diseases

Name and Aliases of Waterborne Diseases

Main name of condition: Waterborne Diseases

Waterborne Diseases: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Waterborne Diseases:

• Amoebiasis
• Cyclosporiasis
• Schistosomiasis
• Taeniasis
• Fasciolopsiasis
• Hymenolepiasis
• Echinococcosis
• Giardiasis
• Microsporidiosis
• Ascariasis
• Enterobiasis

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