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Table VI.E.1. <strong>Water</strong>borne pathogens <strong>and</strong> related health risk<br />
Health risk Pathogen<br />
Arthritis Campylobacter, Salmonella, Giardia<br />
Aseptic meningitis<br />
Coxsackievirus, new Enterovirus type 68<br />
to 71<br />
Cancer, peptic ulcer Helicobacter pylori<br />
Cholera Vibrio cholerae<br />
Diarrhea <strong>and</strong><br />
gastroenteritis<br />
Enterovirus, Norwalk virus, calicivirus,<br />
rotavirus, E. coli O157 Criptosporidium,<br />
Salmonella, Giardia<br />
Heart disease<br />
Coxsackievirus B, Legionella<br />
pneumophila<br />
Diabetes Coxsackievirus B<br />
Kidney failure Hepatitis A virus, Legionella pneumophila<br />
Liver failure Hepatitis E virus<br />
Wound infection Vibrio<br />
Currently, <strong>the</strong> level of underst<strong>and</strong>ing of <strong>the</strong> linkages between water diseases <strong>and</strong><br />
climate is lower than that for vector-borne diseases. Although <strong>the</strong> doomsday scenario<br />
in <strong>the</strong> thriller film The Day After Tomorrow may be far from reality, it is clear that<br />
climate is changing, challenging <strong>the</strong> health sector <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> whole of human society.<br />
An interdisciplinary analysis, <strong>and</strong> integrated prevention planning are m<strong>and</strong>atory.<br />
Ma<strong>the</strong>matical modeling of infectious diseases, (e.g. waterborne, vector-borne) in<br />
relation to climate is at <strong>the</strong> first stage to identify <strong>the</strong> key environmental <strong>and</strong> climate<br />
parameters associated with disease variability. Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore, how many potential<br />
pathogens are sharing this planet with us, awaiting <strong>the</strong> right conditions for <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
chance at stardom by becoming an emerging infectious disease?<br />
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