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G020: Preventing the transmission of faecal-oral diseases

Author(s): Reed, Brian  |  Skinner, Brian (ed)  |  Scott, Rebecca (ed)  |  Shaw, Rod (ed/ill)

Publisher: WEDC
Place of publication: Loughborough University, UK
Year: 2014

Series: WEDC Guide 20
Collection(s): WEDC Bookshop

Price: £2.50
ISBN: 9781843801603

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• G020: Preventing transmission of disease – f diagram
• G020: Preventing transmission of disease – print booklet
• G020: Preventing transmission of disease – read online
• Also available as a mobile note for smartphones
• https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/30992
• Interactive f diagram

Abstract:
Poor hygiene practices, lack of adequate sanitation and unsafe or limited water supplies can contribute to the spread of preventable diseases such as cholera or typhoid. Understanding how pathogens (organisms that cause disease) are transmitted allows engineers and public health workers to intervene in appropriate ways to break the transmission cycle, saving lives and reducing unnecessary suffering. This guide examines these crucial issues.

Keywords:
Diarrhoeal diseases  |  Disease control  |  Disease transmission  |  Diseases  |  Faecal disposal diseases  |  Faecal-oral infections  |  Infectious diseases  |  Water-related diseases