Tag: Waterborne

The Essential Guide to Giardiasis: Symptoms, Causes, Treatments, and Natural Approaches

Approximately 7.15 million waterborne illnesses occur in the United States each year. The Giardia intestinal parasite is the most common of its kind found in humans in the United States. Found worldwide, this waterborne parasite causes diarrheal infections called giardiasis. In 2018, there were 15,579 cases of giardiasis in the United States, of which nearly…


Waterborne Diseases Spread Among Flood Victims in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD—Pakistani health officials on Thursday reported an outbreak of waterborne diseases in areas hit by recent record-breaking flooding, as authorities stepped up efforts to ensure the provision of clean drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people who lost their homes in the disaster. The U.N. children’s agency said more than 3 million children were…