QUESTION: Which of the following is not a waterborne disease?
A Cholera
B Asthma
C Typhoid
D Diarrhea
ANSWER: Asthma
| Name of waterborne disease | Causative Agent of the disease | Mode of Transmission | Symptoms |
| Typhoid | · Bacteria named Salmonella Typhi | Ingestion of contaminated food or water | · High fever · Headache · Weakness · Abdominal discomfort |
| Cholera | · Bacteria named vibrio cholerae | Ingestion of contaminated water or food | · Vomiting and rapid dehydration can lead to shock and death |
| Diarrhea | · Caused by various bacteria · viruses · Parasites | Ingestion of contaminated water, food or contact | · Symptoms can range from mild watery stools to more severe bloody diarrhea · Abdominal cramps · Fever |
| Rotavirus | · Rotavirus | Ingestion of contaminated water or food | · Infection results in severe diarrhea · Vomiting, · Fever · Dehydration particularly in young children. |
| Hepatitis A | · Hepatitis A virus | Ingestion of fecal contaminated water or food | · Flu-like symptoms · Jaundice · Fatigue · Abdominal pain |
| Hepatitis E | · Hepatitis E virus | Ingestion of contaminated water or food | · Symptoms cause by hepatitis E are similar to hepatitis A |
| Giardiasis | · Giardia lamblia parasite | Ingestion of contaminated water or food | · Diarrhea · Abdominal pain · Bloating · Weight loss |
| Cryptosporidiosis | · Cryptosporidium parasite | Ingestion of water contaminated with oocysts | · Cryptosporidiosis leads to watery diarrhea · Stomach cramps · Dehydration |
| Amoebiasis | · Entamoeba histolytica | Ingestion of contaminated water or food | · Amoebiasis can cause bloody diarrhea · Stomach pain · Fever |
| Schistosomiasis | · Schistosoma | Contact with contaminated freshwater | · Schistosomiasis cause abdominal pain · Diarrhea · Blood in urine |