Drinking Water Contamination
Water become an important substance for human, animals and plants. Some contamination on water by microbe can causes diseases for human, animals and plants. This microbe can come from air or from many source like from animals sick or from contaminated plants.
Microbe are small organism that are present in the environment and some are capable of causing diseases in humans, animals or plants. They are present all around us in air, soil and water. Prior to the advent of modern water treatment involving disinfection and filtration, water-borne diseases have killed thousands of people all around the world. In areas that lack of modern sanitation and perfect water treatment, water borne diseases are still a major contributor to mortality.
The type of microbes that cause water-borne illness are can from some source as follows:
1. Bacteria: The diseases that caused by water-borne include chlorela and tyyphoid.
2. VIruses: Water-borne viral diseases include of polio, hepatitis, and various gastrointestinal diseases.
3. Protozoa: Water-borne protozoa that cause diseases include Giardia and cryptosporidium.
The above diseases usually occur as a result of inadequate treatment of drinking and wastewater.
The kind of risk that may happen to human:Everyone is at a risk for water-borne diseases, but infant, children, older persons and immuno compromised people are generally at increased risk. SOme persons maybe at higher risk depending on the organism, its mode of spread, and occupation, e.g. personnel at day care centers. Those on chemotherapy, organ or bone marrow recipient, persons with HIV or AIDS, are alos at increased risk.
Symptoms of infected by water-borne diseases.
1. Abdominal discomfort or cramping
2. Fever
3. Vomiting
4. Diarrhea
5. Loss of weight and fatigue may accompany several of the viral illnesses
6. SYmptoms are more severe for people with weakened immune systems and can lead to death.
Microbe are small organism that are present in the environment and some are capable of causing diseases in humans, animals or plants. They are present all around us in air, soil and water. Prior to the advent of modern water treatment involving disinfection and filtration, water-borne diseases have killed thousands of people all around the world. In areas that lack of modern sanitation and perfect water treatment, water borne diseases are still a major contributor to mortality.
The type of microbes that cause water-borne illness are can from some source as follows:
1. Bacteria: The diseases that caused by water-borne include chlorela and tyyphoid.
2. VIruses: Water-borne viral diseases include of polio, hepatitis, and various gastrointestinal diseases.
3. Protozoa: Water-borne protozoa that cause diseases include Giardia and cryptosporidium.
The above diseases usually occur as a result of inadequate treatment of drinking and wastewater.
The kind of risk that may happen to human:Everyone is at a risk for water-borne diseases, but infant, children, older persons and immuno compromised people are generally at increased risk. SOme persons maybe at higher risk depending on the organism, its mode of spread, and occupation, e.g. personnel at day care centers. Those on chemotherapy, organ or bone marrow recipient, persons with HIV or AIDS, are alos at increased risk.
Symptoms of infected by water-borne diseases.
1. Abdominal discomfort or cramping
2. Fever
3. Vomiting
4. Diarrhea
5. Loss of weight and fatigue may accompany several of the viral illnesses
6. SYmptoms are more severe for people with weakened immune systems and can lead to death.
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