WEDC Technical Brief No. 19: Health, water and sanitation (2)
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posted on 2025-02-10, 09:58 authored by Margaret InceIn 'Health, water and sanitation 1 (Technical Brief No 17, 1988)' diseases related to water and excreta were considered. The routes for the transmission of pathogens (disease-causing organisms) from excreta or blood of infected people to other, susceptible people were used to classify these diseases as:
1. Faecal-oral, 2. Water-washed, 3. Water-based, 4.Insect vector, 5. Soil based.
This Technical Brief will consider control of water and excreta-related diseases by interruption of transmission routes.
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- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
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- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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The Worth of Water Technical Briefs on Health, Water and SanitationPages
77 - 80Publisher
Practical Action PublishingVersion
- VoR (Version of Record)
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© Practical Action PublishingPublisher statement
All rights reserved. Reproduced with permission of Practical Action Publishing.Publication date
1991-01-01ISBN
9781853390692eISSN
eISSN: 9781780443935Publisher version
Language
- en
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John PickfordIllustrator(s)
Rod ShawDepositor
Mr Matthieu Leger, impersonating Dr Margaret Ince. Deposit date: 3 February 2025Usage metrics
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