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Pathogens : an agent that causes disease,especially  a living microorganism such as bacteria ,virus,or fungi.

 

• BACTERIA

• VIRUS

• FUNGi

 

 

 Other causes of waterborne diseases:

Lack of water_the water fetched or bought may be contaminated. 

 

Improper waste disposal.

 

 CONTAMINATED WATER

signs and symptoms of waterborne diseases namely

• CHOLERA
• TYPHOID
• BILHARZIA

 

 

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CHOLERA

signs and symptoms

Violent diarrhoea with mucus ,hence the name ' rice water' . Vomiting Severe abdominal pains. Dehydration.

Abdominal pains

Violent diarrhoea with mucus

Dehydration symptoms include:

ACHES IN THE MUSCLES AND JOINTS

SKIN RASH

Abdominal pains

Fever

pictures showing signs and symptoms

List symptoms  observed in typhoid fever

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BILHARZIA

Signs and symptoms

• Swimmer's itch''.
• Skin rash.
• Fever.
• A cough.
• Blood in the urine.
• Blood in the stool.

swimmer's itch'.

 

 This is itching  in the  bowels,bladder.

Blood in the urine.

 A cough.

 skin rash.

 

Bilharzia _causing worms

•There are two types of

 

Bilharzia_ causing worms:one type affects the bladder ,the other affects  the intestines. 

this can cause?

waterborne diseases

namely:

• cholera
• typhoid
• the people are fetching
• contaminated water.

 

 

1.Water which contains germs is  said to be:

A)Dirty

B)contaminated

C)stagnant

D)Filtered

 

2.Diseases transmitted  through water are called?

A)water diseases

B)Deficiency diseases

C)Nutritional diseases

D)Waterborne diseases

 

3.Two signs of cholera are:

A)Vomiting and headache

B)Diarrhoea and skin rash

C)Vomiting and sweating

D)Diarrhoea and tears

 

4.Two examples of waterborne diseases are:

A)Cholera and malaria

B)Typhoid and anaemia

C)Kwashiorkor and bilharzia

D)Cholera and typhoid

 Answers

1. Contaminated
2. Waterborne diseases
3. Diarrhoea and skinrash
4. Cholera and typhoid