Effects of Water Pollution on Human Health and Disease Heterogeneity: A Review

Background: More than 80% of sewage generated by human activities is discharged into rivers and oceans without any treatment, which results in environmental pollution and more than 50 diseases. The most common disease caused by water pollution is diarrhea, which is mainly transmitted by enteroviruses in the aquatic environment.

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• 1 80% of diseases and 50% of child deaths worldwide are related to poor water quality.
• 2 Methods: This paper selected 85 relevant papers finally based on the keywords of water pollution, water quality, health, cancer, and so on.
• 3 Results: The impact of water pollution on human health is significant, although there may be regional, age, gender, and other differences in degree.

Understanding this could lead to better treatments, improved diagnostics, or a deeper grasp of how the human body works — benefiting patient care globally.

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