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Waterborne diseases are conditions (meaning adverse effects on human health, such as death, disability, illness or disorders) [1]: 47 caused by pathogenic micro-organisms that are transmitted by water. These diseases can be spread while bathing, washing, drinking water, or by eating food exposed to contaminated water. [2]
The quality of drinking water is ensured through a framework of water safety plans that ensures the safe disposal of human waste so that drinking water supplies are not contaminated. Improving the water supply, sanitation, hygiene and management of our water resources could prevent ten percent of total global disease. [13]
Most waterborne diseases cause diarrheal illness [Note: not all diseases listed below cause diarrhea]. Eighty-eight percent of diarrhea cases worldwide are linked to unsafe drinking water, inadequate sanitation or insufficient hygiene. These cases result in 1.5 million deaths each year, mostly in young children.
Long associated with college students, binge drinking, defined as having four or more drinks within two hours at least five times per month for women (five drinks for men) is on the rise among ...
The company recalled over 19 million pounds of ground beef it had manufactured, in the third largest recall in history. [49] Listeria in processed turkey from Pilgrim's Pride. The company recalled over 27 million pounds of poultry products it had manufactured, in the largest recall in history.
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Men and women have different drinking standards, with experts saying it’s considered binge-drinking if a woman drinks more than four standard drinks and a man drinks more than five over a two ...
The most common reason for long-term exposure is contaminated drinking water. [3] Groundwater most often becomes contaminated naturally; however, contamination may also occur from mining or agriculture. [1] It may also be found in the soil and air. [5] Recommended levels in water are less than 10–50 μg/L (10–50 parts per billion). [1]