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Corporate Authors:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). David J. Sencer CDC Museum.
Description:
Water is the essence of life and human dignity. Sufficient, safe, physically accessible, and affordable water is vital for all. Despite great strides over the last decades, 1.1 billion people living in rural areas and urban slums still rely on unsafe drinking water from rivers, lakes, and open wells. Children suffer greatly from water-related illnesses. Every year, nearly 2 million children die from the consequences of diarrhea and other diseases such as cholera, typhoid, and dysentery.

CDC works with many global partners to develop and distribute simple and inexpensive disinfection and filtration systems that make an immediate difference in the lives of the worst affected. On another front: in collaboration with The Carter Center, CDC has worked to develop strategies to eradicate Guinea worm disease from sub-Saharan Africa. This water-borne parasitic disease is about to be conquered—a global public health achievement.


Content Notes:
The CDC Safe Water System -- Jerry Cans: Improving Water Transport & Storage -- Safe Water Vessels -- Haitian SWS Buckets -- Sustaining Safe Water System (SWS) Programs -- The Fiery Serpent: Guinea Worm Disease -- Enrichment Modules.
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CDC--history Disease Outbreaks Dracunculiasis Drinking Water Foodborne Diseases Groundwater History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Sanitation Sewage Waste Water Water Waterborne Diseases Water Purification Water Supply
Series:
Story of CDC
Document Type:
Webpage
Name as Subject:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Genre:
Exhibition
Place as Subject:
United States
Location:
North America
Collection(s):
David J. Sencer CDC Museum
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:6cabc5138c3004e3c5ab45ed113790239ba43cba628be6dc52ac1fca4f654883
Download URL:
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/105127/cdc_105127_DS1.pdf
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