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Infections > Waterborne Diseases

Preferred term

Waterborne Diseases  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Diseases, Water-related
  • Disease, Water-related
  • Water-related Disease
  • Water related Diseases
  • Water-related Diseases

Scope note

  • Illnesses due to micro-organisms and chemicals in drinking water, those caused by organisms having part of their lifecycle in water or those with water-related vectors, and others spread by aerosols containing pathogens.

History note

  • 2016

In other languages

  • vesivälitteiset sairaudet

    Finnish

  • veden välityksellä leviävät sairaudet
  • veden välityksellä leviävät taudit
  • vesiperäiset sairaudet
  • vesiperäiset taudit
  • vesivälitteiset taudit
  • Vattenburna sjukdomar

    Swedish

  • Vattenrelaterade sjukdomar

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000069578

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