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Water-related Diseases, Contaminants, and Injuries By Type
A single asterisk (*) denotes Sanitation & Hygiene-Related Diseases. A double asterisk (**) indicates Vector or Insect-borne Diseases Associated with Water. For more information, please visit Healthy Water's Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene-Related Diseases.
Bacterial Diseases and Contaminants
- Aeromonas hydrophila (FDA)
- Burkholderia cepacia complex (CDC)
- Buruli Ulcer (CDC, WHO)
- Campylobacter (CDC, CDC-Water, WHO)
- Campylobacteriosis (CDC, CDC-Water, WHO)
- Chlamydia trachomatis * (CDC, CDC-Water, WHO) (see also Trachoma)
- Cholera (CDC, WHO)
- Cyanobacteria (CDC, WHO)
- Dental Caries * (CDC-Water)
- Dermatitis (CDC) (see also Hot Tub Rash)
- Diarrhea (CDC, WHO)
- Diarrhea, Chronic (CDC, WHO)
- Diarrhea, Travelers’ (CDC)
- Escherichia coli 0157:H7 / "E. coli" (CDC, CDC-Water, EPA, WHO)
- Folliculitis (CDC) (see also Hot Tub Rash)
- Hot Tub Rash (CDC, CDC-Water)
- Legionnaires’ Disease (CDC)
- Legionella (CDC)
- Legionellosis (CDC)
- Leptospira (CDC, WHO)
- Leptospirosis (CDC, WHO)
- Mycobacterium avium complex (CDC)
- Mycobacterium ulcerans (CDC, WHO)
- Otitis Externa (CDC, CDC-Water)
- Plesiomonas shigelloides (FDA)
- Pontiac Fever (CDC)
- Pseudomonas (CDC-Water 1, CDC-Water 2)
- Salmonella (CDC, CDC-Water, WHO)
- Salmonella typhi (CDC, WHO-water, WHO)
- Salmonellosis (CDC, CDC-Water, WHO)
- Shigella (CDC, CDC-Water, WHO)
- Shigellosis (CDC, CDC-Water, WHO)
- Staphylococcus aureus (CDC, FDA)
- Swimmer's Ear * (CDC, CDC-Water) (see Otitis Externa)
- Trachoma * (CDC, CDC-Water, WHO)
- Typhoid Fever (CDC, WHO-water, WHO)
- Vibrio cholerae (CDC, WHO)
- Vibrio cholerae non-01 (CDC, FDA)
- Vibrio parahaemolyticus (CDC, FDA)
- Vibrio vulnificus (CDC, FDA)
Parasitic Diseases and Contaminants
- Acanthamoeba * (CDC, CDC-Water)
- Amebiasis (CDC)
- Ascariasis * (CDC, WHO, WHO-general)
- Ascaris lumbricoides * (CDC, WHO, WHO-general)
- Bilharzia (CDC, WHO, WHO-PPC) (see also Schistosomiasis)
- Body Lice * (CDC, CDC-Water)
- Cercarial Dermatitis (CDC)
- Cryptosporidiosis (CDC, CDC-Water)
- Cryptosporidium (CDC, CDC-Water)
- Cyclospora (CDC)
- Cyclosporiasis (CDC)
- Diarrhea (CDC-Water, WHO)
- Diarrhea, Chronic (CDC-Water, WHO)
- Diarrhea, Travelers’ (CDC)
- Dracunculiasis (CDC, WHO)
- Dracunculus medinensis (CDC, WHO)
- Entamoeba histolytica (CDC) (see also Amebiasis)
- Fasciola gigantica (CDC, WHO)
- Fasciola hepatica (CDC, WHO)
- Fascioliasis (CDC, WHO)
- Fasciolopsiasis (CDC)
- Fasciolopsis buski (CDC)
- Giardia (CDC, CDC-Water)
- Giardiasis (CDC, CDC-Water)
- Guinea Worm Disease (CDC, WHO) (see also Dracunculiasis)
- Helminthiasis * (CDC, WHO, WHO-PPC)
- Hookworm * (CDC, WHO-general)
- Head Lice * (CDC, CDC-Water)
- Lice * (CDC)
- Lice, Body * (CDC, CDC-Water)
- Lice, Head * (CDC, CDC-Water)
- Lice, Pubic * (CDC, CDC-Water)
- Lymphatic filariasis * (CDC, CDC-Water, WHO)
- Malaria ** (CDC, WHO)
- Microsporidiosis (CDC)
- Microsporidium (CDC)
- Naegleria fowleri (CDC)
- Naegleria Infection (CDC)
- Onchocerciasis ** (CDC, WHO)
- Pinworms * (CDC, CDC-Water)
- Pubic Lice * (CDC, CDC-Water)
- River Blindness ** (CDC, WHO) (see also Onchocerciasis)
- Scabies * (CDC, CDC-Water, WHO)
- Schistosoma (CDC, WHO)
- Schistosomiasis (CDC, WHO)
- Soil transmitted helminths * (CDC, WHO, WHO-PPC)
- Swimmer's Itch (CDC) (see also Cercarial Dermatitis)
- Toxoplasma gondii (CDC)
- Toxoplasmosis (CDC)
- Trichuris trichiura (whipworm) * (CDC, WHO-general)
Viral Diseases and Contaminants
- Adenoviruses (CDC, CDC-general)
- Astrovirus (CDC-general)
- Coxsackievirus (A16, B) (Enterovirus) (CDC)
- Dengue Fever ** (CDC, WHO)
- Diarrhea (CDC-Water, WHO)
- Diarrhea, Chronic (CDC-Water, WHO)
- Diarrhea, Travelers’ (CDC)
- Eastern Equine Encephalitis ** (CDC)
- Echovirus (Type 9, 13, 30) (Enterovirus) (CDC)
- Enterovirus (CDC, CDC-Water)
- Hepatitis A (CDC, CDC-Water, WHO)
- Hepatitis E (CDC, WHO)
- Japanese Encephalitis ** (CDC, WHO)
- La Crosse Encephalitis ** (CDC)
- Meningitis, Viral (CDC)
- Molluscum contagiosum (CDC)
- Norovirus (CDC, CDC-Water)
- Rift Valley Fever ** (CDC, WHO)
- Rotavirus (CDC, CDC-Water, WHO)
- St. Louis Encephalitis ** (CDC)
- Viral Gastroenteritis (CDC)
- West Nile Virus ** (CDC)
- Western Equine Encephalitis ** (CDC)
- Yellow Fever ** (CDC, WHO)
Chemical Diseases and Contaminants
- Arsenic (CDC-ATSDR, CDC-Water, WHO)
- Arsenicosis (CDC-ATSDR, WHO)
- Atrazine (CDC-ATSDR)
- Benzene (CDC-ATSDR)
- Chromium (CDC, EPA)
- Copper (CDC-ATSDR, CDC-Water)
- Ethylbenzene (CDC-ATSDR)
- Fluoride (CDC-ATSDR, CDC, WHO)
- Fluorosis (CDC-ATSDR, CDC, WHO)
- Lead (CDC-ATSDR, CDC-Water)
- Lead Poisoning (CDC-ATSDR, CDC-Water)
- Mercury (CDC-ATSDR)
- Methaemoglobinaemia (WHO)
- Nitrate (CDC,CDC-Water, EPA)
- Radionuclides (EPA)
- Radium (CDC-ATSDR, EPA)
- Radon (CDC-ATSDR, CDC-Water)
Other Diseases, Contaminants, and Injuries
- Algal Blooms, Harmful (HABs) (CDC)
- Drowning (CDC)
- Entrapment (CDC)
- Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) (CDC)
- Injury, Water-related (CDC)
- Marine Toxins (CDC, CDC-general)
- Ringworm * (CDC, NIH, WHO) (see also Tinea)
- Tinea * (CDC, WHO, NIH) (see also Ringworm)
- Toxins, Marine (CDC, CDC-general)
* denotes Sanitation & Hygiene-Related Diseases.
** indicates Vector or Insect-borne Diseases Associated with Water.
For more information, please visit Healthy Water's Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene-Related Diseases.
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