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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 996-1004 |
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Health hazards of water contamination: An updated review among the COVID-19 pandemic
Atreyee Sarkar, Shantee Devi
Department of Environmental Science, Gitam University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Mrs. Atreyee Sarkar
Celeste-1302, Cadenza, Kudlu Gate, Bengaluru - 560 068, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jdmimsu.jdmimsu_371_22
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Water-borne diseases are on the rise all over the world. With the galloping progress of industrialization and urbanization, ground water which is the main source of drinking water is getting contaminated due to the various types of pollutants and is becoming scarce due to overconsumption. Consuming and using this contaminated water without any kind of treatment causes dangerous water-borne diseases. This is rampant not only in developing countries such as India but developed nations such as the USA as well. The prevalence of these water-borne diseases, its occurrence during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, effect of climate change on the occurrence of the diseases, adverse outcomes of water-related illnesses, possible treatment and precautionary methods should be reviewed. The types of pollutants, discussion of water-borne diseases, drugs used for treating the water-related diseases, treatments, and prevention measures have been covered in this literature-based review paper with a critical acclaim of literature sources available in the public domain. All references have been duly acknowledged in the references section of this paper.
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