Waterborne Disease

Water borne disease is responsible for millions of deaths worldwide every year. Within both developed and developing countries the demand for clean drinking and bathing water is ever increasing and the control of water borne disease is therefore of extreme importance. The book first addresses the magnitude of the problem, with subsequent chapters on specific diseases including Crytosporidiosis, Schistosomiasis, legionellosis and viral gastrointeritis. Concluding chapters discuss practical control issues such as basic water treatment and the problems of water borne disease control in less developed countries.

Acknowledgments vii Introduction viii 1 An Introduction to the Science and Art of Epidemiology 1 2 Water Supply and Distribution 17 3 Drinking Water and Waterborne Disease 27 4 Illness Associated with Recreational Contact with Water 42 5 Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Infestion) 52 6 Schistosomiasis 57 7 Giardiasis 68 8 Cryptosporidiosis 80 9 Cyclospora 91 10 Naegleria 93 11 Cyanobacteria 95 12 Cholera and Other Vibrios 103 13 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers and Other Salmonella Infections 116 14 Shigellosis (Bacillary Dysentery) 124 15 Campylobacteriosis 133 16 Escherichia coli 143 17 Yersinia Infections 151 18 Plesiomonas Infections 157 19 Aeromonas Infections 160 20 Pseudomonas Infections 165 21 Melioidosis 172 22 Legionnaire’s Disease 175 23 Leptospirosis 182 24 Mycobacterial Disease 189 25 Tularaemia 199 26 Heliocobacter Infections 202 27 Viral Hepatitis 206 28 Viral Gastroenteritis 222 29 Enterovirus Infections Including Poliomyelitis 232 30 Adenoviral Infections 240 31 Chemical Poisoning and Drinking Water 245 32 Cancer and Water 274 33 Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Water 293 References 301 Index 365