Question

Ram's father had installed a shallow handpump at his house which is located near a river where the nearby food processing industry discharges its waste. A few days later, Ram had severe pain in his stomach along with a loss of appetite.

From which of them is Ram NOT suffering from

1. Cholera
2. Jaundice
3. Florosis
4. Typhoid

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Florosis

Concept:

• Water pollution is the addition of an unwanted substance in it that degrades its quality and alters its physical and chemical properties
• Water pollution makes it unfit for drinking and causes diseases as well
• Diseases can be classified as contagious and non-contagious
• Contagious Disease can be classified as Airborne(carried by air), Waterborne (carried by water) and Foodborne(carried by food) or carried by a vector
• Waterborne diseases are diseases that are caused due to consumption of degraded/polluted water
• Cholera, Typhoid, Diarrhoea, Dysentry, are all spread by water
• Fluorosis is caused due to excess fluoride in water bodies

Explanation:

• Cholera is a waterborne disease and its symptoms include vomiting, diarrhoea, severe stomach pain etc
• Jaundice is a disease in which the skin and whites of the eyes turn yellow. It is mainly caused due to improper functioning of the liver
• Fluorosis is caused due to water pollution, sugar industries, lead factories, fertilizer industry all discharge excess fluoride in water
• typhoid spreads through both contaminated food and water and is characterised by severe stomach pain, chills and loss of appetite

Fluorosis mostly affects tooth and gums and its symptoms are:

• white/black spots on teeth
• discoloured teeth
• mottled/pitted teeth

∴ Ram will not be suffering from Fluorosis