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Bangladesh Faces Rising Risk Of Waterborne Diseases As Floods Recede
Authorities in Bangladesh are bracing for the spread of waterborne diseases and racing to get drinking water to people after devastating floods last week that left at least 54 people dead and millions stranded.
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Foods You Need To Wash Thoroughly This Monsoon To Avoid Foodborne Diseases
Waterborne Diseases: By following these guidelines and washing fruits and vegetables thoroughly, you can significantly reduce the risk of foodborne illnesses and enjoy the delicious bounty of the monsoon season safely.
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Waterborne Diseases Spread In Gaza Due To Heat, Unsafe Water: UN
Waterborne diseases are spreading in Gaza due to a lack of clean water and rising temperatures, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Gaza said on Friday.
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The Rainy Season Makes Us More Susceptible To Infections; Follow These Preventive Tips
Waterborne diseases are particularly prevalent during the monsoon season and can increase the risk of infections. Follow these preventive tips.
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Odisha Steps Up Efforts To Check Waterborne Diseases In Flood-Hit Areas
The Odisha government has deployed medical teams in the districts, which have been flooded by incessant rain, to take measures to prevent waterborne diseases like diarrhoea, an official said on Saturday.
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Summer Diseases: 7 Common Diseases Summer Heat Might Cause & How To Prevent Them
Summer Diseases: We discuss the 7 most common diseases you may be prone to during summer. Their causes and how to prevent them altogether.
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Rat Fever Scare In Kerala: 5 Things To Know
In the aftermath of the floods in Kerala, a waterborne disease known leptospirosis or 'rat fever' has killed 12 people since August. Leptospirosis is transmitted in water containing infected urine from rodents and other animals. Rat fever rarely spreads from person to person and can be treated with common antibiotics. Kerala sees leptospirosis case...
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'Rat Fever' Cases Rise After Kerala Floods, 12 Dead Since August 1
Twelve people have died in Kerala since August, six of them in the last three days, due to the waterborne disease leptospirosis, locally known as 'rat fever'. The disease is not new to the state. Between January and July, Leptospirosis claimed 28 lives. But a spurt in the cases has been observed since the worst floods in a century hit the state on ...
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Risks Of Epidemics Rise In Kerala As Flood Water Recedes
Health experts say as the flood water recedes, Kerala may have to cope with waterborne and vectorborne diseases such as cholera, typhoid, malaria, hepatitis and other fevers.
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Kerala Floods: What Diseases Can Floods Cause?
Kerala floods: As Keralites are facing some massive floods, we take a look into the various diseases that they are prone to at this point of time. There is an increased risk of infection through water-borne and vector-borne diseases during floods.
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Monsoon Diseases: This Monsoon, Keep Cholera At Bay: Here's How
Cholera is an infectious and bacterial disease which is spread because of consuming contaminated water or food prepared with contaminated water. Read to know all about this disease, which is quite likely to happen during monsoon.
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5 More Die from Japanese Encephalitis in West Bengal; 31 Deaths Since January
Five persons have died of Japanese Encephalitis in the North Bengal Medical College (NBMC) Hospital in Siliguri in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of deaths in the state since January to 31, a senior official of the Health Department said today.
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Jaundice Cases Rise to 1,547 in Odisha's Sambalpur
Twenty-four new cases of jaundice were confirmed on Wednesday in Odisha's Sambalpur town, pushing the total number of the waterborne disease in this district headquarters town to 1,547 since May.
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Brain-eating amoeba rattles nerves in Louisiana
A deadly, brain-eating amoeba has been found in the water supply of a Louisiana community near New Orleans, scaring residents and sending officials on the hunt for its source.
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Waterborne diseases underestimated
According to a new report from India
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Bangladesh Faces Rising Risk Of Waterborne Diseases As Floods Recede
Authorities in Bangladesh are bracing for the spread of waterborne diseases and racing to get drinking water to people after devastating floods last week that left at least 54 people dead and millions stranded.
-
Foods You Need To Wash Thoroughly This Monsoon To Avoid Foodborne Diseases
Waterborne Diseases: By following these guidelines and washing fruits and vegetables thoroughly, you can significantly reduce the risk of foodborne illnesses and enjoy the delicious bounty of the monsoon season safely.
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Waterborne Diseases Spread In Gaza Due To Heat, Unsafe Water: UN
Waterborne diseases are spreading in Gaza due to a lack of clean water and rising temperatures, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Gaza said on Friday.
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The Rainy Season Makes Us More Susceptible To Infections; Follow These Preventive Tips
Waterborne diseases are particularly prevalent during the monsoon season and can increase the risk of infections. Follow these preventive tips.
-
Odisha Steps Up Efforts To Check Waterborne Diseases In Flood-Hit Areas
The Odisha government has deployed medical teams in the districts, which have been flooded by incessant rain, to take measures to prevent waterborne diseases like diarrhoea, an official said on Saturday.
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Summer Diseases: 7 Common Diseases Summer Heat Might Cause & How To Prevent Them
Summer Diseases: We discuss the 7 most common diseases you may be prone to during summer. Their causes and how to prevent them altogether.
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Rat Fever Scare In Kerala: 5 Things To Know
In the aftermath of the floods in Kerala, a waterborne disease known leptospirosis or 'rat fever' has killed 12 people since August. Leptospirosis is transmitted in water containing infected urine from rodents and other animals. Rat fever rarely spreads from person to person and can be treated with common antibiotics. Kerala sees leptospirosis case...
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'Rat Fever' Cases Rise After Kerala Floods, 12 Dead Since August 1
Twelve people have died in Kerala since August, six of them in the last three days, due to the waterborne disease leptospirosis, locally known as 'rat fever'. The disease is not new to the state. Between January and July, Leptospirosis claimed 28 lives. But a spurt in the cases has been observed since the worst floods in a century hit the state on ...
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Risks Of Epidemics Rise In Kerala As Flood Water Recedes
Health experts say as the flood water recedes, Kerala may have to cope with waterborne and vectorborne diseases such as cholera, typhoid, malaria, hepatitis and other fevers.
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Kerala Floods: What Diseases Can Floods Cause?
Kerala floods: As Keralites are facing some massive floods, we take a look into the various diseases that they are prone to at this point of time. There is an increased risk of infection through water-borne and vector-borne diseases during floods.
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Monsoon Diseases: This Monsoon, Keep Cholera At Bay: Here's How
Cholera is an infectious and bacterial disease which is spread because of consuming contaminated water or food prepared with contaminated water. Read to know all about this disease, which is quite likely to happen during monsoon.
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5 More Die from Japanese Encephalitis in West Bengal; 31 Deaths Since January
Five persons have died of Japanese Encephalitis in the North Bengal Medical College (NBMC) Hospital in Siliguri in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of deaths in the state since January to 31, a senior official of the Health Department said today.
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Jaundice Cases Rise to 1,547 in Odisha's Sambalpur
Twenty-four new cases of jaundice were confirmed on Wednesday in Odisha's Sambalpur town, pushing the total number of the waterborne disease in this district headquarters town to 1,547 since May.
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Brain-eating amoeba rattles nerves in Louisiana
A deadly, brain-eating amoeba has been found in the water supply of a Louisiana community near New Orleans, scaring residents and sending officials on the hunt for its source.
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Waterborne diseases underestimated
According to a new report from India
