Question

Which of the following diseases is caused by polluted water?
A. Typhoid
B. Hepatitis
C. Jaundice
D. All of the above

Answer 1

Polluted water is the water which is contaminated by chemicals or microorganisms such as bacteria. The pollution of water is mainly caused by human activities. As the sewage released from the house is directly mixed with water bodies from the proper treatment of sewage. Impurity includes suspended solids such as salt, clay and silt. Colloidal material such as fecal matter and bacteria.

Complete answer:
Diseases which are caused by water pollution are mainly due to contamination of water by microorganisms. A 0.1% of impurities can cause the water unfit for drinking purposes and disease-causing.

- Salmonella typhi is a pathogenic bacteria which is used to cause typhoid fever in human beings. This pathogen generally enters the small intestine. They enter the human body with the help of food and water contaminated with them.
In typhoid fever the temperature of the body reaches 39 to 40 degree Celsius. Weakness, stomach pain , constipation, headache and loss of appetite are some of the common symptoms of this disease.

- Hepatitis is a disease due to which information about the liver occurs. Liver is one of the important organs in the human body as it has many functions such as production of bile, help in digestion and fight infection etc. It is caused by heavy use of alcohol and impure or polluted water.

- Jaundice is also a disease that affects the liver. The skin and eye turn yellow due to the deposition of bile pigments. Bile is produced by the liver.

Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note: To avoid water-related diseases we have to drink pure and boil water. And proper treatment of sewage water is required before mixing it with river water.