Diseases

Waterborne Diseases

Illnesses due to micro-organisms and chemicals in drinking water, those caused by organisms having part of their lifecycle in water or those with water-related vectors, and others spread by aerosols containing pathogens.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Illnesses due to micro-organisms and chemicals in drinking water, those caused by organisms having part of their lifecycle in water or those with water-related vectors, and others spread by aerosols containing pathogens.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Disease, Waterborne
  • Diseases, Waterborne
  • Waterborne Disease
  • Water-related Diseases
  • Disease, Water-related
  • Diseases, Water-related
  • Water related Diseases
  • Water-related Disease

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Aspects Covered

36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2016

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Tree Number

  1. C01w.936w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Waterborne Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000069578. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000069578
  2. Waterborne Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterborne_disease
  3. Waterborne Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2006636