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Typhoid fever is caused by bacteria present in contaminated water. Water is contaminated by exposure to feces of effected person . It is common in poor countries with little hygienic care and poor sanitary conditions .It effects intestine hence called enteric fever .
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Can be caused by amoebas in drinking water?
Amoebiasis can be caused by amoebas in drinking water, but is usually passed by the fecal/oral route due to improper hand washing techniques. Symptoms of amoebiasis can range from mild diarrhea, severe dysentery with blood and mucus, to no symptoms at all.
Why is the water from the cold faucet brown and rusty?
This is likely to be caused by the mobilisation of iron and manganese deposits from your local drinking water distribution system.
If pathogens are present in drinking water what will happen?
You may get an infectious disease known as parasitosis, caused by protozoa or helminths.
Is it true if the people in a town contracted amoebic dysentery or infections by animals like protist entamoeba the most likely caused would be contaminated drinking water?
true
What is an man made body of drinking water called?
A reservoir is a man made body of drinking water.
What is typhoid?
caused by drinking contaminated water.
What's Typhoid?
caused by drinking contaminated water.
What is the most common injury caused by typhoid fever and Where is it found?
Drinking water
What are the causes and effects of human excreta caused diseases?
Typhoid,and Cholera are spread by water borne bacteria caused by humans drinking contaminated water.
Health teaching for typhoid fever?
Typhoid Fever is a water related disease, caused by virus Salmonella Typhi.Symptoms:continuous feverHeadacheNauseaConstipationhoarse coughPrevention:Wash your handCook your food wellBoil drinking water
What is polluted drinking water a source?
Typhoid
How people get typhoid?
People get typhoid mostly by eating contaminated food. Some times by drinking contaminated water.
Is typhoid caused by mosquitoes?
No, it's spread by consumption of food or water that has fecal matter on or in it, from a person infected with typhoid.
Who was affected by typhoid in Victorian times?
It was often drinking/ washing water that was infected by sewage that caused typhoid. You could catch it from the Thames where it wasn't illegal to throw in your sewage, but people mainly got their drinking water from there aswell, so obviously it would have been infected.
Illness caused from drinking bad water?
"Uncontaminated" basically means "not dirty". "not dirty" is pretty much the same as "clean", and clean water won't give you any diseases.
Jaundice is a disease caused by drinking polluted water?
It can be caused by drinking alcohol
What are the diseases caused by water?
This really depends upon the type of pollution. There are water borne diseases such as cholera, which can be present in polluted water and can infect people. There are toxic substances such as lead and mercury which can be present in polluted water and poison people. There are many other types of pollution as well.
