Waterborne Diseases

Preferred Label : Waterborne Diseases;

MeSH definition : Illnesses due to micro-organisms and chemicals in drinking water, those caused by organisms having part of their lifecycle in water or those with water-related vectors, and others spread by aerosols containing pathogens.;

MeSH synonym : Disease, Waterborne; Diseases, Waterborne; Waterborne Disease;

DeCS synonym : Waterborne Illnesses; Water Based Diseases;

Related MeSH term : Water-related Diseases; Disease, Water-related; Diseases, Water-related; Water related Diseases; Water-related Disease;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterborne diseases;

Details

Origin ID

D000069578;

UMLS CUI

C3873487;

Allowable qualifiers
- blood [MeSH Qualifier]
- cerebrospinal fluid [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemically induced [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- complications [MeSH Qualifier]
- congenital [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnosis [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnostic imaging [MeSH Qualifier]
- diet therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- epidemiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethnology [MeSH Qualifier]
- etiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiopathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- prevention and control [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiotherapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- rehabilitation [MeSH Qualifier]
- surgery [MeSH Qualifier]
- therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- transmission [MeSH Qualifier]
- urine [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Record concept(s)
- Water-related Diseases [MeSH concept]
- Waterborne Diseases [MeSH concept]
See also
- Aquatic Microorganisms [DeCS]
- Coliforms [DeCS]
- Water Biological Characteristics [DeCS]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Water-borne infectious disease (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]

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