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Water borne disease range in severity from mild to life threatening illness, and their significance is often under-estimated. These disorders may also cause chronic health problems. Water-borne diseases constitute a wide spectrum, and are manifested by acute watery diarrhoea contributing to 50% of diarrhoea-related deaths, 30-35% are due to persistent diarrhoea and 15-20% due to dysentery. In cities, especially in [...]