Science news articles about 'poor sanitation'

Lack of sanitation increase the risk of the bacterial infection Leptospirosis, a Brazilian study has found.

Disease outbreaks spread by mosquitoes, dirty water and poor sanitation were among the World Health Organization's biggest concerns after a devastating cyclone hit Myanmar, home to one of the world's ...

... are sleeping outdoors for fear of aftershocks--a powerful one ripped through the province on Tuesday that measured 6.1 on the Richter scale--exacerbating the poor sanitation situation. [More]

... are not uncommon in the developing world. They are rare in developed countries. Most post-disaster disease is spawned by poor sanitation, a lack of safe drinking water and contaminated food.

... as dysentery attack millions of people every year, often fatally, largely as a result of poor sanitation. In particular, the researchers found that a scarcity of clean drinking water is not as big an ...

... into the food that pathogenic microbes are rendered harmless. In countries with many people suffering from poor sanitation and hygiene, where cholera and other Vibrio bacteria are rife, it seems that ...

... twin global scourges of unsafe water and poor sanitation. Information gaps include such seemingly ... UNU-INWEH and a professor at McMaster University. "Poor health, especially chronic illness, can force ...

... estimated 5 million cases of cholera annually worldwide, primarily in impoverished areas with poor sanitation. Intestinal parasites, such as the worms called helminths, are also common in developing ...

... area. The disease also makes it difficult for the body to fight germs and infections. Poor sanitation and rapid growth in tropical and subtropical areas has created more places for mosquitoes to ...

... form of viral hepatitis that flourishes in the developing world, where poor sanitation is common. "About 10 years ago, researchers began to describe what the virus looks like," said Guu ...

... ,000 die from infection with S. Typhi. It is a special threat in the developing world, in areas with poor sanitation or a lack of clean drinking water. The team were able to look at almost all the ...