
Take a look at five of the most common water-borne diseases and how you can avoid them.
1. Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E
Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E are caused by one of the strains of the hepatitis virus and will affect your liver. This disease is spread through contaminated food and water.
The flu is just one symptom that may signal the onset of this disease. However, it is asymptomatic in most cases.
If Hepatitis A and E are left untreated, then it could lead to jaundice.
2. Jaundice
The yellow disease or jaundice is a waterborne disease and like Hepatitis A and E it affects the liver.
If you feel weakness, have constant headaches, no appetite and nausea, then check for jaundice. Another visible sign is yellowing of the eyes, nails and skin.
3. Typhoid
This is a bacterial illness that causes fever and is very common during the rains.
There are quite a lot of symptoms that signal the onset of typhoid. Some of the most common ones are fever, headache, constipation, mild joint pains, sore throat and abdominal pains.











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