Water related diseases

"Disease related to contaminated drinking-water" (World Health Organization, 2000)

Sources

World Health Organization. "Global Water Supply and Saniation Assessment." (2000). ISBN 92 4 156202 1. Link: https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/monitoring/jmp2000.pdf

Related Terms
Water-based diseases
Water-borne diseases
Water-washed diseases
Water-related vector-borne diseases

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