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DISEASES COMMONLY RESULTING FROM UNSANITARY LAVATORY FACILITIES AND PRACTICES |
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Bacteria |
Mode of Transmission |
Related Disease |
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Chlamydia Trachomatis |
Urine |
Genital infection; lymphogranuloma; pneumonia; neonatal conjunctivitis |
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Neisseria gonorrhea |
Urine |
Gonorrhea |
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Proteus sp. |
Urine |
Urinary tract inflammatory disease |
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Escherichia coli (E. coli) |
Feces |
Diarrhea; cystitis; septicemia; meningitis |
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Helicobacter pylori |
Feces |
Stomach cancers; stomach ulcers; gastric & duodenal ulcers |
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Salmonella sp. |
Feces |
Typhoid and related fevers; gastroenteritis; septicemia |
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Shigella sp. |
Feces |
Dysentery |
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Other enterics (i.e., intestinal bacteria) such as Enterobacter, Citrobacter, Serratia, Yersinia |
Feces |
Various forms of diarrhea & dysentery; some cause systemic disease and local inflammations |
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Viruses |
Mode of Transmission |
Related Disease |
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Adenoviruses |
Feces |
Acute respiratory disease from colds to pneumonia; conjunctivitis; diarrhea |
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Hepatitis A, B & E |
Feces |
Hepatitis |
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Rotavirus |
Feces |
Gastroenteritis |
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