Which disease(s) among the following may spread if drinking water gets contaminated by the excreta Class 8
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Which disease(s) among the following may spread if drinking water gets contaminated by the excreta Class 8
Which disease(s) among the following may spread if drinking water gets contaminated by the excreta from an infected person?
Hepatitis A, Tuberculosis, Poliomyelitis, Cholera, Chickenpox. Class 8
Answer:
- The diseases like Hepatitis A, Poliomyelitis (Polio), and Cholera may spread if drinking water is contaminated by the excreta of an infected person.
- Tuberculosis and Chickenpox do not spread via contaminated water from excreta; they mainly spread through the air from person-toperson contact.