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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > PUBLIC HEALTH > DISEASES/EPIDEMICS > WATERBORNE DISEASES

PREFERRED TERM

WATERBORNE DISEASES  

DEFINITION

  • Diseases caused by consuming water that contains harmful microorganisms, biotoxins, or toxic contaminants. Examples include cholera, schistosomiasis, and other gastrointestinal problems. Waterborne diseases are often the result of unsafe sanitation practices or a breakdown in infrastructure that can be a result of or exacerbated by various natural hazards, such as flood or drought.

BROADER CONCEPT

ENTRY TERMS

  • WATERBORNE ILLNESSES
  • WATERBORNE INFECTIONS

CHANGE NOTE

  • 2019-07-15 11:57:42.0 [mmorahan] Insert Concept add broader relation (WATERBORNE DISEASES [68447296-6019-453b-9684-3cd3ff1530c9,368957] - DISEASES/EPIDEMICS [7d59f070-ccac-4a90-815b-edfca521779b,361961]);
  • 2019-07-15 12:04:41.0 [mmorahan] insert AltLabel (id: null category: null text: WATERBORNE ILLNESSES language code: en); insert AltLabel (id: null category: null text: WATERBORNE INFECTIONS language code: en); insert Definition (id: null text: Diseases caused by consuming water that contains harmful microorganisms, biotoxins, or toxic contaminants. Examples include cholera, schistosomiasis, and other gastrointestinal problems. Waterborne diseases are often the result of unsafe sanitation practices or a breakdown in infrastructure that can be a result of or exacerbated by various natural hazards, such as flood or drought. language code: en); insert WeightedRelation (id: null related concept uuid: 9a583e74-34e9-4eb5-af7a-03418d702af6 relationship type: null relationship value: null generated by: null); insert WeightedRelation (id: null related concept uuid: 8c02f5d1-ce86-4bf5-84d5-b3496cdba6ad relationship type: null relationship value: null generated by: null); insert WeightedRelation (id: null related concept uuid: 42c6d91b-afef-4638-95c5-0d130828b2e7 relationship type: null relationship value: null generated by: null);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/68447296-6019-453b-9684-3cd3ff1530c9

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