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Cholera and shigella as well as "food poisoning" e.g. bacterial gastroenteritis caused by Salmonella and E. coli.

Also relevant are protozoan bugs e.g. Giardia and Cryptosporidium

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Many diseases can be carried in polluted water. Among these are cholera, typhus, hepatitis, rabies, influenza, dysentery, pneumonic plague, as well as toxic contaminants such as fluoride, phosphates, lead, Mercury, cyanide, DDT, arsenic, and PCB's.

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Some of the most common diseases and ailments contracted from impure water sources include Cholera, Diphtheria, diarrhea, Hepatitis, Typhoid fever, Dysentery, Amebic dysentery, Brainerd diarrhea
Cholera.

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Depends on the quality of the water. Reasonably pure water won't give you any diseases unless you drink it by the bucketloads.

hepatitis A, cholera, typhoid and diarrhea are some diseases caused by drinking POLLUTED water

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the most common: food poisoning

the most famous: cholera

but there are loads more.i think its typhoid

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If you look up "Waterborne diseases" on wikipedia you will get a HUGE list of them.

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Lung faliure

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you can poo a lot

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