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As Cities Report Spike In Summer Ailments, Doctors Share 5 Ways To Stay Safe From Contaminated Water
A recent spike in summer ailments has led to enhanced water quality checks, as contaminated water may be behind disease spread. Dr BN Singh and Dr Rubal Gupta share five ways to stay safe from contaminated water.
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Playing With Water This Holi? Doctor Warns Of Water-Borne Diseases, Shares Safety Tips
Water balloons, buckets and pichkaris are central to Holi celebrations, but contaminated water can spread diarrhoea, typhoid and hepatitis A.
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Repeated Stomach Issues? Doctors Flag Water, Hygiene Risks Beyond Food
Doctors say recurring diarrhea, typhoid and stomach infections may not always be food-related. Contaminated water and poor hygiene are major triggers of waterborne diseases, causing lakhs of deaths globally each year.
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Indore Contaminated Water Crisis Explained: What Went Wrong And How To Stay Safe
Indore faces a severe health emergency as contaminated drinking water allegedly caused by sewage leakage triggered a diarrhoea and vomiting outbreak. Multiple lives lost and hundreds of illnesses have prompted urgent preventive and medical guidance.
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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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As Cities Report Spike In Summer Ailments, Doctors Share 5 Ways To Stay Safe From Contaminated Water
A recent spike in summer ailments has led to enhanced water quality checks, as contaminated water may be behind disease spread. Dr BN Singh and Dr Rubal Gupta share five ways to stay safe from contaminated water.
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Playing With Water This Holi? Doctor Warns Of Water-Borne Diseases, Shares Safety Tips
Water balloons, buckets and pichkaris are central to Holi celebrations, but contaminated water can spread diarrhoea, typhoid and hepatitis A.
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Repeated Stomach Issues? Doctors Flag Water, Hygiene Risks Beyond Food
Doctors say recurring diarrhea, typhoid and stomach infections may not always be food-related. Contaminated water and poor hygiene are major triggers of waterborne diseases, causing lakhs of deaths globally each year.
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Indore Contaminated Water Crisis Explained: What Went Wrong And How To Stay Safe
Indore faces a severe health emergency as contaminated drinking water allegedly caused by sewage leakage triggered a diarrhoea and vomiting outbreak. Multiple lives lost and hundreds of illnesses have prompted urgent preventive and medical guidance.
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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.
-
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.
