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"Uncontaminated" basically means "not dirty".
"not dirty" is pretty much the same as "clean", and clean water won't give you any diseases.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoYes. you can die from drinking unsafe water. You can get cholera, which can kill you within hours or hepatitis A or typhoid fever or bacillary or amoebic dysentery. All of them can be deadly.
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∙ 10y agoYou can get cholera, typhoid, hepatitis A, bacillary and amoebic dysentery, various types of worm infestations by drinking the dirty water.
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∙ 10y agoOh yes, several.
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What caused dysentery in the 1800?
Dysentery is caused by bacteria in bad drinking water.
What caused pellegra?
pellagra is caused by bad eating and not drinking lots of water
What is very bad diarrhoea and dehydration and vomiting caused by?
Drinking contaminated water, ingesting certain poisons, and contracting certain strains of influenza.
Is drinking water bad for you?
Yes, it is.
What is the bad causes of drinking a lot of water?
Water Intoxication
Is never drinking water bad for you?
Yes, it is.
Why is drinking hot water from the tap bad for you?
it is not just tastes bad
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the industrial revolution had many killer diseases including cholera. they thought at the time that miasma (bad smells) caused this and that eating and drinking to much also caused it.
Can drinking pop stunt your growth?
No. It is bad for you but moderation is the key. I prefer drinking water or semen.
What did Lewis and Clark get sick from?
They would experience illness from drinking river water and having a lack of fruits and vegetables. Bad water would cause the men to suffer from terrible boils on their skin. Lewis would suffer from a bad case of the flu one winter and Clark suffered from a "rheumatism of the neck" which caused him pain for several days. For Clark, Lewis applied a "hot stone wrapped in flannel" to help ease his pain.
Is drinking more water is good or bad?
It's good
Why is cigarette butts bad for drinking water?
Its not. It is actually delicious.
