BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE
HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE
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crowded areas and poor sanitation
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crowded areas and good sanitation
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spread-out population and good health care
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spread-out population and poor health care
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Detailed explanation-1: -Poor sanitation is linked to transmission of diarrhoeal diseases such as cholera and dysentery, as well as typhoid, intestinal worm infections and polio. It exacerbates stunting and contributes to the spread of antimicrobial resistance.
Detailed explanation-2: -Diseases associated with poor sanitation are diarrhoeal diseases, acute respiratory infections, undernutrition and other tropical diseases such as helminth and schistosomiasis infections. Diarrhoeal diseases are the most common sanitation-related diseases.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sanitation is a looming crisis with many policy challenges in the global South. Many developing countries struggle to cope with issues of sanitation which is exacerbated by water shortages, behavioural issues, and rapid urbanisation with limited resources.