Q. You are Mehak/Mahesh. Read the newspaper report below. Then write a speech on 'Water-Borne Diseases-A Threat' to be delivered by you at the occasion of 'World Health Day'. Write this speech using information from the report together with your own ideas. You may use not more than 120 words.
ALL WATER SAMPLES FAIL
Samples of drinking water drawn from the municipal limits of the district were found to be
contaminated. The samples collected by the district health authorities from the municipal
councils and the public health water resources of these towns were found to contain
unacceptable levels of bacteria and were unfit for human consumption. The district civil
surgeon admitted that the bacteria in water might be the source of various diseases including diarrhoea, cholera, hepatitis and typhoid. The contaminated water is more harmful for visitors than the locals.
Answers
Explanation:
Waterborne diseases are conditions caused by pathogenic micro-organisms that are transmitted in water. These diseases can be spread while bathing, washing, drinking water, or by eating food exposed to contaminated water. While diarrhea and vomiting are the most commonly reported symptoms of waterborne illness, other symptoms can include skin, ear, respiratory, or eye problems.[1] Waterborne diseases are impacted by a country's economy and also impact the economy by being costly to deal with.
Anyone swallowing a copepod that happens to be infected with Nematode larvae in the genus Dracunculus, becomes liable to infection. The larvae cause guinea worm disease.[2]
Another class of waterborne metazoan pathogens are certain members of the Schistosomatidae, a family of blood flukes. They usually infect victims that make skin contact with the water.[2] Blood flukes are pathogens that cause Schistosomiasis of various forms, more or less seriously affecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide.[3]
One of the earliest understandings of waterborne diseases in Europe arose during the 19th century, when the Industrial Revolution took over Europe.[4][5] Waterborne diseases, such as cholera, were once wrongly explained by the miasma theory, the theory that bad air causes the spread of diseases.[4][5] However, people started to find a correlation between water quality and waterborne diseases, which led to different water purification methods, such as sand filtering and chlorinating their drinking water.[4]