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Common Waterborne Diseases

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Norovirus

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Symptoms include stomach pain, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. Prevention includes proper handwashing, disinfecting surfaces, cooking shellfish thoroughly, and not preparing food when sick.

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Hepatitis A

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Symptoms include jaundice, stomach pain, vomiting, fever, and dark urine. Prevention through proper sanitation, handwashing, vaccination, and avoiding untreated water.

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Shigellosis

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Symptoms include diarrhea (often bloody), fever, and stomach pain. Prevention involves washing hands thoroughly with soap, avoiding swallowing water from pools, and not swimming when you have diarrhea.

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Cryptosporidiosis

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Symptoms include watery diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, fever, and weight loss. Prevention includes not swallowing pool water, maintaining proper pool chlorination, and hand hygiene.

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Legionnaires' Disease

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Symptoms are coughing, shortness of breath, fever, muscle aches, and headaches. To prevent, ensure water systems are properly maintained and avoid smoking which can increase risk.

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Giardiasis

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Symptoms include diarrhea, gas, stomach cramps, nausea, and dehydration. Prevention methods are avoiding swallowing water in pools or lakes, washing hands, and drinking treated water.

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