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    Waterborne diseases are conditions (meaning adverse effects on human health, such as death, disability, illness or disorders): 47  caused by pathogenic...
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    vector-borne diseases (transmitted via mosquitos, ticks etc.), waterborne diseases (transmitted via viruses or bacteria through water), and food-borne diseases.: 1107 ...
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    Giardiasis (redirect from Hiker's Disease)
    Vigar M, Roberts VA, Kahler AM, Cooley LA, et al. (November 2017). "Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Associated With Environmental and Undetermined Exposures...
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    (CDC): "Waterborne diseases are caused by pathogenic microbes that can be directly spread through contaminated water. Most waterborne diseases cause diarrheal...
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    List of diseases caused by insects Natural reservoir Waterborne disease 2007 Yap Islands Zika virus outbreak "Vector-borne zoonotic diseases are those...
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  • The Waterborne Disease and Outbreak Surveillance System (WBDOSS) is a national surveillance system maintained by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
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    Diarrhea (redirect from Diarrheal disease)
    irritable bowel syndrome, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis, hyperthyroidism, bile acid diarrhea...
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    coliforms, such as Escherichia coli.: 52–53  Pathogens can produce waterborne diseases in either human or animal hosts. Some microorganisms sometimes found...
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    Dracunculiasis, also called Guinea-worm disease, is a parasitic infection by the Guinea worm, Dracunculus medinensis. A person becomes infected by drinking...
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  • As a result, Chicago suffered numerous widespread outbreaks of waterborne diseases. The Chicago Board of Health was organized in 1835, in response to...
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