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This document gives information about diseases caused by exposure to unsafe (drinking) water and poor sanitation. Diseases caused by micro-organisms are classified in four categories which are based on the route of transmission of the agent.

TitleHealth risks of water and sanitation
Publication TypeMiscellaneous
Year of Publication2000
AuthorsNetherlands. Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment -NL, VROM, RIVM -Bilthoven, NL, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment
Pagination77 p. : ill., photogr.
Date Published2000-03-01
PublisherNetherlands, Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
Place PublishedThe Hague, The Netherlands
Keywordsdiarrhoeal diseases, drinking water, faecal-disposal diseases, faecal-oral infections, metals, nitrogen, sdihyg, water pollution, water quality, water-related diseases, waterwashed diseases
Abstract

This document gives information about diseases caused by exposure to unsafe (drinking) water and poor sanitation. Diseases caused by micro-organisms are classified in four categories which are based on the route of transmission of the agent. The document highlights the most important diseases throughout the world that are one way or the other related to water. The information is derived from the public domain or the Internet, mainly from the site of the World Health Organization.

NotesIncludes references
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