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Helen Phan
Kara Ercse
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INTRODUCTION
Humans need water to survive.
There is water around us but no
drop to drink.
About 70% of the Earth is covered
by water and 97.5% of all water
on Earth is salt water. This means
that about 2.5% of water on Earth
is fresh water.
A large number of people around
the world do not have access to
safe water and have to drink
contaminated water. This results
in contracting waterborne
diseases.
By educating people about
sanitation and clean water we can
significantly reduce the number of
waterborne diseases around the
world.
Prevention
The best way to avoid contracting
waterborne diseases is to prevent
contaminating water and not drink
unsafe water. To do this:
Promote good hygiene behavior
such as hand washing
Educate people on
contaminated water and clean
water
Have hygienic sanitation
facilities
Set up latrines or toilets so that
people do not have to defecate
or urinate outside
Surveillance and
Treatment
When groups of people are
already infected we must:
Track where waterborne
diseases are most
prevalent
Investigate and identify the
causes and sources of
waterborne illness and
outbreaks
Develop detection methods
Once surveillance is
completed there must be
treatment
Use water purification
systems to disinfect water