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• Water-borne disease - Spread by consuming contaminated water due to poor sanitisation and untreated sewage or by other factors such as washing your face or pans in dirty water.
• Cholera - Cholera is a water born desiese. It is a A intestinal infection that causes severe diarrhea that may lead to dehydration and eventually death.
• Water-bred disease - The carrier breeds in water and spreads the disease by biting its victims.
• Malaria - A life threatening disease that is spready by mosquitoes transmitted by biting the infected person. Mosquitoes are vectors and carry pasmodium parasite that reaches a persons bloodstream when bitten.
• Strategies to Control Malaria

  • Sleeping under mosquito nets
  • Draining bodies of water to prevent mosquitoes from breeding
  • Put kerosese on top of pools of water so mosquitoes choke
  • Use vaccinations
  • Educate people on the risks of malaria
• Strategies to control Cholera

  • Ensure sewage and drinking water are kept seperate.
  • Treat water before delivering it to homes.
  • Do not use contaminated water to wash food
  • Hands should be washed after contact with faecal material