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Type
Report
Language
en
Date
2000-02-28
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Journal Issue
Title
Health Risks of Water and Sanitation
Translated Title
Gezondheidsrisico's door water en hygiene
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Abstract
This document gives information about diseases caused by exposure to unsafe (drinking) water and poor sanitation. Diseased caused by micro-organisms are classified in four categories which are based on the route transmission of the agent. If it wasn't clear in which category a disease should be classified, the classification of the WHO is chosen. Highlights of the most important water related disease all over the world are given. The information in this document was direved from the internet, mainly the WHO-site, and literature.<br>
Description
Order at Distribution Centre of the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, PO box 2700, 3430 CG Nieuwegein, The Netherlands<br>
Publisher
Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu RIVM
Sponsors
VROM
RIVM
RIVM