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MALADIE LIEE EAU [1 record]

Record 1 2010-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Water Pollution
CONT

Water-related diseases may claim as many as 25 million lives a year, and cause untold illness.

OBS

Diseases related to water and sanitation (or lack of them) may be grouped into five general categories: Water-borne Diseases ... Water-washed Diseases ... Water-based Diseases ... Diseases with Water-related Vectors ... Fecal Disposal Diseases ...

Key term(s)
  • water related disease

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Pollution de l'eau
CONT

Les maladies liées à l'eau et à l'assainissement (ou au manque d'eau et d'assainissement) peuvent être groupées dans cinq grandes catégories : Maladies hydriques [...] Maladies dues au manque d'hygiène [...] Maladies d'origine aquatique [...] Maladies transmises par des vecteurs et contractées près de l'eau [...] Maladies dues à l'évacuation des matières fécales [...].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas
  • Microbiología y parasitología
  • Contaminación del agua
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