With monsoon, come a number of waterborne diseases. These diseases spread more during floods through contaminated water and food. It's best to consult a doctor immediately if the symptoms appear ...

Pune residents are alarmed over a potential water contamination following a surge in Guillain-Barre Syndrome cases.

Chennai: Water-borne diseases, mostly caused by contaminated water and food, peaked in the city in Dec, indicating poor sanitary conditions and water .

This was 10 times the rate of the decade before, Michael Beach, epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and ... now there is no quick fix for water-borne illnesses," Beach says.

After the devastating floods in Pakistan, health officials are reporting a sharp rise in waterborne diseases. British Red Cross health adviser Greg Rose explains why waterborne diseases are now a ...

Officials here are bracing for the spread of waterborne diseases and racing to get drinking water to people after devastating floods last week that left at least 54 people dead and millions stranded.

He says Bwaise being a wetland and slum floods whenever it rains, which exposes its residents to waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid. Sharifa Kizza, a mother of six, has lived in ...