ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

SCARCITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
in 5 deaths of children worldwide are because of water-related diseases.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Some 829 000 people are estimated to die each year from diarrhoea as a result of unsafe drinking-water, sanitation and hand hygiene.

Detailed explanation-2: -Water-related diseases account for 4.1% estimated cases of global disease burden and cause about 1.8 million deaths annually with 88% attributed to unsafe water supply, sanitation, and poor personal hygiene.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dirty water kills Unclean water and sanitation are responsible for more lives over the past century than any other cause. Dirty water causes the death of a human being every 10 seconds and 850 million people don’t have access to clean drinking water.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cholera. Cholera is a grave intestinal tract infection caused by the strains of the bacterium vibrio cholera. Typhoid. Giardiasis. Arsenicosis. Polio. 30-Jan-2023

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