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Diseases and their pathogens

Waterborne diseases

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Cholera Vibrio cholerae bacteria gastro-intestinal often waterborne	Botulism Clostridium botulinum bacteria gastro-intestinal food/water borne; can grow in food
Typhoid Salmonella typhi bacteria gastro-intestinal water/food borne	Hepatitis A Hepatitis A virus gastro-intestinal water/food borne
Dysentery Shigella dysenteriae bacteria or Entamoeba histolytica amoeba gastro-intestinal food/water	Cryptosporidiosis Cryptosporidium parvum protozoa gastro-intestinal waterborne; resists chlorine
Polio polioviruses gastro-intestinal exposure to untreated sewage; may also be waterborne	Giardia Giardia lamblia protozoa gastro-intestinal waterborne
Escherichia e-coli O157:H7

Hepatitis B (prevalent in Southern Africa) Explains the prevention, causes, symptoms, modes of transmission, and treatment of hepatitis B. This web-site below is dedicated to Hepatitis B digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hepb_ez/ - 25k

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