Unicef, Common Waterborne Pathogens (table 5) http://www.unicef.org/wash/index_wes_related.html - 1 views

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  #1 alexmdoan on 30 Sep 14

   

  Common water-borne pathogens
  
  Diarrhea- caused by many different pathogens, bacteria, viruses, protozoans. It causes loss of water and electrolytes in the body, leading to dehydration and/or death.
  
  Cholera- bacterial infection, causes acute diarrhea leading to dehydration and death.
  
  Guinea worm disease- caused by swallowing the larvae of the worm, and leads to the adults in the skin, reaching up to a meter long, and leaving debilitating ulcers.
  
  Malaria- spread by mosquitoes, but can reduce the mosquito pop. by eliminating standing water (open tanks, bad drainage) with good filtration.
  
  Trachoma- and eye infection (bacterial) caused by bad water supplies for bathing, with better filtration and pipes people can eliminate this infection.
  
  Typhoid- bacterial infection caused by bad food/water, characterized by headaches, nausea and loss of appetite.
  
  Fluorosis- a disease heavily effecting bones, caused by high amounts of fluoride in natural groundwater.
  
  This type of info is needed so that we know what types of things we would possibly need to filter.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Common water-borne pathogens <br /> <br /> Diarrhea- caused by many different pathogens, bacteria, viruses, protozoans. It causes loss of water and electrolytes in the body, leading to dehydration and/or death. <br /> <br /> Cholera- bacterial infection, causes acute diarrhea leading to dehydration and death. <br /> <br /> Guinea worm disease- caused by swallowing the larvae of the worm, and leads to the adults in the skin, reaching up to a meter long, and leaving debilitating ulcers. <br /> <br /> Malaria- spread by mosquitoes, but can reduce the mosquito pop. by eliminating standing water (open tanks, bad drainage) with good filtration. <br /> <br /> Trachoma- and eye infection (bacterial) caused by bad water supplies for bathing, with better filtration and pipes people can eliminate this infection. <br /> <br /> Typhoid- bacterial infection caused by bad food/water, characterized by headaches, nausea and loss of appetite. <br /> <br /> Fluorosis- a disease heavily effecting bones, caused by high amounts of fluoride in natural groundwater. <br /> <br /> This type of info is needed so that we know what types of things we would possibly need to filter.</div>

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