water-borne disease

  • 1water-borne disease —    Disease spread by organic contaminants contained in the water supply [16] …

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  • 2water-borne — also waterborne 1) ADJ: ADJ n A water borne disease or infection is one that people can catch from infected water. UN officials are warning of an outbreak of cholera and other water borne diseases. 2) ADJ: ADJ n Something that is water borne… …

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  • 3water-borne — wa·ter borne (wawґtər born″) conveyed or spread by water, as an infectious disease; see under infection …

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  • 4Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Monitoring Program — The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Monitoring Program (WaSH MP) is a local initiative that is responsible for monitoring the enduring crisis in the water sector in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt).OverviewIn a region already suffering… …

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  • 5disease — diseasedly, adv. diseasedness, n. /di zeez /, n., v., diseased, diseasing. n. 1. a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection,… …

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  • 6water — n. & v. n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. Usage: Chem. formula: H2O 2 a liquid consisting chiefly of this and found in seas, lakes, and rivers, in rain, and in secretions of organisms. 3 an… …

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  • 7Drinking water — Tap water Drinking water or potable water is water pure enough to be consumed or used with low risk of immediate or long term harm. In most developed countries, the water supplied to households, commerce and industry is all of drinking water… …

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  • 8disease — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common ▪ obscure, rare ▪ dangerous, serious ▪ mild ▪ acute …

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  • 9Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… …

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  • 10Infectious disease — Classification and external resources A false colored electron micrograph shows a malaria sporozoite migrating through the midgut epithelia. ICD 10 …

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