![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.medulance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Disease-Caused-by-drinking-Polluted-Water.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThough unclean water is the source of several diseases, cholera and typhoid are the most common in India. The following are some common precautions to be taken to avoid getting sick due to water-borne diseases in general :<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Do not eat from street food vendors or outside as much as possible<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Carry your own water in a bottle when stepping out of home<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Make sure to filter or boil and cool the water before drinking<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Do not eat food that has been kept in the open, especially cut fruits<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Do not eat stale food<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDiseases to watch out for and how to avoid them<\/b> –<\/h2>\n\n\n\nCholera<\/b> :<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/medulance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/avoid-the-risks-of-water-borne-diseases_3.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nCause:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Bacterium vibrio cholera is commonly found in food or water contaminated with feces or in an infected person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Symptoms:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Acute diarrhea and mild to severe dehydration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Preventive measures:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
1. \u00a0Drink clean water which is either boiled, has been chemically disinfected, or is bottled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. \u00a0Avoid eating\u2014from roadside vendors, unpeeled fruits and vegetables, and unpasteurized milk<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Oral rehydration solution, oral cholera vaccines<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Safe sanitation<\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/medulance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/avoid-the-risks-of-water-borne-diseases_4.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTyphoid<\/b><\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/medulance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/avoid-the-risks-of-water-borne-diseases_5-2.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBacterium Salmonella Typhi is usually found in contaminated food or water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Symptoms :<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Prolonged fever, headache, nausea, loss of appetite, constipation, diarrhea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Preventive measures:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
1. Use clean water for drinking and other domestic purposes such as cooking and washing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Make sure you eat hot food that\u2019s been hygienically made and appropriately processed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Wash hands with soap before preparing and eating food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Use clean and hygienic toilet facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/medulance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/avoid-the-risks-of-water-borne-diseases_6.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMedulance<\/a> offers Online Ambulance Booking service in Delhi-NCR area<\/a>, providing a user-friendly way to request and track ambulances close to you. With an increasing emphasis on promoting independent living today, having access to the nearest ambulance to you can provide much-needed peace of mind in a worst-case scenario.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In addition to the rampant air pollution, Delhi also suffers a water contamination problem. The problem of the availability of clean water has been a historical issue in Delhi. India loses 73 million working days due to water-borne diseases, and the national capital follows this national trend. Though unclean water is the source of several […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medulance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medulance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medulance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medulance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medulance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/medulance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":433,"href":"https:\/\/medulance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149\/revisions\/433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medulance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medulance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medulance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nCause:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Bacterium vibrio cholera is commonly found in food or water contaminated with feces or in an infected person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Symptoms:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Acute diarrhea and mild to severe dehydration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Preventive measures:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
1. \u00a0Drink clean water which is either boiled, has been chemically disinfected, or is bottled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. \u00a0Avoid eating\u2014from roadside vendors, unpeeled fruits and vegetables, and unpasteurized milk<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Oral rehydration solution, oral cholera vaccines<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Safe sanitation<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTyphoid<\/b><\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBacterium Salmonella Typhi is usually found in contaminated food or water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Symptoms :<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Prolonged fever, headache, nausea, loss of appetite, constipation, diarrhea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Preventive measures:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
1. Use clean water for drinking and other domestic purposes such as cooking and washing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Make sure you eat hot food that\u2019s been hygienically made and appropriately processed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Wash hands with soap before preparing and eating food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Use clean and hygienic toilet facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBacterium Salmonella Typhi is usually found in contaminated food or water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Symptoms :<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Prolonged fever, headache, nausea, loss of appetite, constipation, diarrhea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Preventive measures:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
1. Use clean water for drinking and other domestic purposes such as cooking and washing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Make sure you eat hot food that\u2019s been hygienically made and appropriately processed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Wash hands with soap before preparing and eating food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Use clean and hygienic toilet facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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