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/?wɑ?.t ??.b??rn/carried by or ...See more atwaterbornediseasenounuk
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(Definition ofwaterborneanddiseasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.Chlorination to prevent and controlwaterbornedisease.From theCambridge English CorpusA practical new strategy to preventwaterbornedisease.From theCambridge English CorpusClearly, waterborne cryptosporidiosis is the major infectious cause ofwaterbornediseasein the western world.From theCambridge English CorpusThis may be even more important forwaterbornediseasethan for other causes of outbreaks.From theCambridge English CorpusWhen untreated wastewater is used to irrigate crops, there is a potential high risk ofwaterbornedisease.From theCambridge English CorpusThe water shortage was complicated by other factors as well, such as chemicals in the drinking water,waterbornedisease, and the mixing of fresh water with sewage.From theCambridge English CorpusReductions inwaterbornedisease, typhoid particularly (now known to affect adversely the adult health of childhood survivors) and diarrhea provide a large part of the answer.From theCambridge English CorpusFood and water are important routes of infection, and there is a large amount of national and international legislation to reduce the burden of food- andwaterbornedisease.From theCambridge English CorpusThis paper reports the results of some simple mathematical models of outbreaks ofwaterbornedisease in populations with varying levels of immunity due to prior water and non-water exposure.From theCambridge English CorpusPeople who are infected by awaterbornediseaseare usually confronted with related costs and not seldom with a huge financial burden.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.Want to learn more?Go to the definition ofwaterborneGo to the definition ofdiseaseSee other collocations withdisease#https://dictionary.cambridge.org/example/english/waterborne-disease##
