WATER BORNE DISEASES

Question 1

WHAT IS WATER-BORNE DISEASE?

Answer 1

caused by a variety of microorganisms, biotoxins, and toxic contaminants; and spread via contaminated water

Question 2

mainly affects children below five years of age;
usually lasts for a couple of weeks and can turn
out to be fatal if it goes untreated

Answer 2

Diarrhea

Question 3

Symptoms of Diarrhea

Answer 3

dizziness, dehydration, pale skin
and loss f consciousness in severe cases

Question 4

occurs predominantly in children, but can also
affect adults; possesses a mortality rate that is alarmingly high among the water-borne diseases.

Answer 4

Cholera

Question 5

Symptoms of Cholera

Answer 5

diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and abdominal cramps

Question 6

What cholera cause by?

Answer 6

Vibrio Cholerea

Question 7

a highly contagious bacterial infection that can
spread throughout the body, affecting many
organs.

Answer 7

Typhoid

Question 8

Symptoms of Typhoid

Answer 8

episodes of fever, loss of appetite,
nausea, headache, constipation, and loss of
body weight.

Question 9

What Typhoid cause by?

Answer 9

Salmonella Typhi

Question 10

a common infection of the human gastro-intestinal tract.

Answer 10

Amoebiasis

Question 11

mainly affects the liver and is caused by
Hepatitis A virus.

Answer 11

Hepatitis A

Question 12

Symptoms of Amoebiasis

Answer 12

abdominal cramps and watery stools

Question 13

What amoebiasis cause by?

Answer 13

Entamoeba Histolytica

Question 14

Route of contamination of Hepatitis A is?

Answer 14

Oral

Question 15

Symptoms of Hepatitis A

Answer 15

fever, nausea and vomiting, but can suffer severe complications if they’re not treated
in time

Question 16

Transmission of Water borne diseases?

Answer 16

Climate change
Outbreak of Pandemic
Overflowing of sewage treatment
Persistent usage of contaminated water for agriculture.

Question 17

Ways to prevent water borne diseases

Answer 17

Use good environmental management
Practice Good hygiene
Take food safety precaution
Drink properly treated water
Vaccination

Question 18

How many are at risk?

Answer 18

1.1 Billion

Question 19

How many are getting sick?

Answer 19

4 Bilion

Question 20

How many are dying?

Answer 20

1.8 Million

Question 21

How many more cannot escape poverty?

Answer 21

Lack of safe water perpetuates

Question 22

HOW MUCH OF THIS CAN BE PREVENTED?

Answer 22

94%

Question 23

provides expertise and interventions aimed at saving
lives and reducing illness by improving global access to healthy and safe water, adequate sanitation, and
improved hygiene.

Answer 23

Global wash

Question 24

protects communities from contaminated water by
promoting behavior change and providing affordable and sustainable solutions. and operated over 30 country

Answer 24

The safety water System

Question 25

CDC and partners work around the world to promote handwashing with soap and measure its effects on diarrheal diseases, respiratory diseases, and child development.

Answer 25

Hygiene

Question 26

LGU’s ROLE IN WATER-BORNE DISEASE PREVENTION W/N THE COMMUNITY

Answer 26

The LGUs are primarily responsible in the delivery of quality water-borne disease diagnosis, management and treatment

Question 27

- (i) sanitation particularly in public markets, slaughterhouses, micro and small food processing establishments and public eating places, - (ii) codes of practice for production, post-harvest handling, processing and hygiene, - (iii) safe use of food additives, processing aids and sanitation chemicals and - (iv) proper labeling of prepackaged foods

Answer 27

PD No. 865, December 23, !975