10:832:243 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Westchester County, New York, Benzene

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Public Health
• Course: 10:832:243
• Professor: D.Perry

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Understand the development of infrastructure providing clean water and sanitation in the u. s. Know the difference between the clean water act and the safe drinking water act . Understand the major issues associated with water pollution as well as drinking water. U(cid:374)de(cid:396)sta(cid:374)d (cid:449)h(cid:455) it(cid:859)s i(cid:373)po(cid:396)ta(cid:374)t to p(cid:396)ote(cid:272)t (cid:449)ate(cid:396)sheds a(cid:374)d a(cid:395)uife(cid:396)s describe the different methods of drinking water purification explain how urbanization affects water quality. Water, sanitation and hygiene have important impacts on both health and disease. Historically, water related diseases were top killers in developed economies. Water is an important medium through which diseases are transmitted. Presence of clean water also affects disease transmission globally, water related diseases are still major killers particular problem for children and other high risk populations. Contributes to high infant and child mortality in many developing countries 3 introduction, cont(cid:859)d. Directly, i. e. cholera causing massive dehydration and death.