Disease: Cholera

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Many diseases can be spread by water contamination. Below is a case study on Cholera:

Cholera spreads when sanitation is poor.

Organisms from sewage find their way into drinking water.

It is caught by eating or drinking something that has been contaminated by the waste of a person who has Cholera.

Causes diarrhoea, violent vomiting, and cramp.

The victim looses liquid causing dehydration.

The disease can kill but only if not treated straight away.

The spread of Cholera can be prevented by education people, improving sanitation and infrastructure, and providing a clean water supply.