Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 7ScienceWastewater Story1 Mark
MCQ
An example of water $-$ borne disease is:
A
Scabies
B
Influenza
C
Trachoma
✓
Typhoid
✓
Answer
Correct option: D.
Typhoid
Typhoid is spread by eating or drinking food or water contaminated with faeces of an infected person.
So, typhoid is a water borne disease.
Scabies is caused by the dog bite and so it is an animal $-$ borne disease.
Influenza is transmitted sexually or through the blood transfusions from the diseased persons so it is not a waterborne disease.
Trachoma is a sexually transmitted disease.
Trachoma spreads through contact with discharge from the eyes or nose of the infected person.
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