UKPSC (Urban Engineering) – 2011
⭕ A. Dysentery
⭕ B. Cholera
⭕ C. Typhoid
⭕ D. Malaria
📚 Explanation:
The following diseases are **water-borne**:
🔹 Dysentery
🔹 Cholera
🔹 Typhoid
These spread through contaminated drinking water and poor sanitation.
Malaria, however, is **not** water-borne. It is caused by *Plasmodium* parasites and transmitted by the bite of infected **female Anopheles mosquitoes**, making it a **vector-borne disease**.
The following diseases are **water-borne**:
🔹 Dysentery
🔹 Cholera
🔹 Typhoid
These spread through contaminated drinking water and poor sanitation.
Malaria, however, is **not** water-borne. It is caused by *Plasmodium* parasites and transmitted by the bite of infected **female Anopheles mosquitoes**, making it a **vector-borne disease**.
👉 Therefore, correct answer: D. Malaria
Key Points on Waterborne Diseases:
- Water borne: Cholera, Typhoid, Dysentery, Gastroenteritis.
- Not water borne: Malaria (mosquito-borne).
