Dirty water makes it hard for Africans to go to work or school because of illness, money must be spent on medicine, and there is no time to work or start a business because of time spent fetching water. All of this leads to ..... in Africa.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

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Dirty water makes it hard for Africans to go to work or school because of illness, money must be spent on medicine, and there is no time to work or start a business because of time spent fetching water. All of this leads to ____ in Africa.

A	Happiness
B	Healthiness
C	Entrepreneurship
D	Poverty

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -A lack of clean water increases the risk of diarrhoeal diseases as cholera, typhoid fever and dysentery, and other water-borne tropical diseases. Water scarcity can also lead to diseases such as trachoma (an eye infection that can lead to blindness), plague and typhus.

Detailed explanation-2: -The main causes of water scarcity in Africa are physical and economic scarcity, rapid population growth, and climate change. Water scarcity is the lack of fresh water resources to meet the standard water demand.

Detailed explanation-3: -Water scarcity is responsible for a variety of waterborne tropical diseases, such as typhoid fever, cholera, dysentery and diarrheal illnesses in Africa.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lack of education and limited access to resources make it difficult for many African villages to find sustainable ways to get clean water. Fortunately, there are many charities and organizations backed by generous donors who are doing their part to end water scarcity in Africa.

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