According to the passage, which disease in not common due to the widespread pollution of the Ganges River?
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The Ganges is one of the largest rivers in Asia. It rises in the Himalaya Mountains and flows over 2,500 km through India and Bangladesh into the Bay of Bengal.However, the Ganges, India's holy river, is also one of the most polluted in the world. The Ganges River basin has a size of over 1 million square km. It lies in one of the most populous regions on earth. About 500 million people, half of India's overall population, live in the Ganges river plains.There are many causes of Ganges river pollution. About 2 million Hindus bathe in the river every day.During religious ceremonies, up to a hundred million people clean their sins away in the Ganges River. They believe that bathing in the river will make them pure.In addition, thousands of bodies are cremated near the river,especially around the holy city, Varanasi.