EET PG Medical – 2020 – Question – 118
Which of the following is water-related disease
a) Yellow fever
b) Scabies
c) Cholera
d) Dysentery
Correct Answer – A
Ans. is ‘a’ i.e., Yellow fever
* Water can cause disease not only by drinking but also by various other modes, directly or indirectly.
* Depending upon the type of transmission, the diseases are classified.
* Public Health Classification of Waterborne diseases * Waterborne diseases: Occur due to drinking contaminated water,
transmitted by the faeco-oral route. Examples: Typhoid, Cholera. Dysentery, Viral Hepatitis A
* Water washed diseases: Include infections of the outer body surface which occur due to inadequate use of water or improper hygiene. Examples: Scabies, Trachoma, Typhus, Bacillary dysentery, Amoebic dysentery
* Water-based diseases: Refers to infections transmitted through an aquatic invertebrate animal. Examples: Schistosomiasis. Dracunculiasis ( Guinea worm disease)
* Water-related diseases (Water breeding diseases): Are infections spread by insects that depend on water. Examples: Malaria, Filariasis, Dengue, Yellow fever, Onchocerciasis
