All you need to know about waterborne diseases
Summary
The vast majority of waterborne diseases are contracted by individuals who lack access to safe and sanitized water for drinking and personal hygiene. [1] This lack of access to safe water and sanitation results in 4 billion cases of waterborne diseases annually and 3.4 million deaths. Countries that have reported recent outbreaks of Cholera include Bangladesh, Haiti, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Yemen. [8] A more recent example occurred in 2019 when over 2000 residents of a small island in Norway became ill as a result of Campylobacter contaminating the local water supply. The parasites travel through the bloodstream, eventually lodging in the liver, urinary system, and other organs with resultant damage to tissues, or even cancer which can develop over many years.
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