Is Your Drinking Water Jeopardizing Your Health?

While that sip of water had always been regarded as a life savior; today, we are afraid that it can even turn a menace to our own health. Indians are already having a tough time dealing with existing water crisis problems. Moreover, to work out a solution for this plight, is it enough to just have a continuous supply of water? The answer is NO. It is not about the availability of water alone, but safe drinking water is what we need to strive for.

Water borne diseases are the leading cause of death in India. And still we have thousands who consider “clear looking water” to be clean or safe, and thus use it for drinking purposes!

Clear looking water is not always safe

A glass of water that appears to be clear, is not always uncontaminated and safe to drink. Water borne diseases are related to microbes and definitely these are not visible with naked eyes. And who knows, water that looks clear may in real have millions of germs that can get you seriously ill.

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Things About Dengue Detection You Wants To Know

Dengue is a virus and it causes infection that is transmitted when an infected female Aedes mosquito bites a person. The person suffers from dengue fever, also termed as “breakbone fever” or “dandy fever”. Thus dengue disease is borne by female Aedes mosquito. Anyone, irrespective of their age can get this disease; but in people with weak immune system it may be more severe. As far as geographic areas are concerned, the disease is prevalent in the tropical and sub-tropical regions and mostly in semi-urban and urban areas. The occurrence of dengue globally has increased dramatically in recent decades. infected-female-Aedes-mosquito-medifee

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