Table 19.1.
Waterborne pathogens and related diseases (Kumar et al., 2014a, Kumar et al., 2014b).
| Bacteria | |
| Burkholderia pseudomallei | Melioidosis |
| Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli, Escherichia coli, Yersinia enterocolitica | Gastroenteritis |
| Legionella pneumophila | Legionnaires' disease |
| Nontuberculous mycobacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Pulmonary disease, skin infection |
| Salmonella typhi | Typhoid |
| Salmonella enterica | Salmonellosis |
| Shigella spp. | Shigellosis |
| Clostridium botulinum | Botulism |
| Mycobacterium marinum | Marinum infection |
| Leptospira spp. | Leptospirosis |
| Viruses | |
| Adenoviridae virus, Enteroviruses, Astroviruses, Noroviruses, Sapoviruses, Rotavirus | Gastroenteritis |
| Poliovirus | Polio |
| Coxsackievirus | Meningitis |
| Hepatitis viruses A and E | Hepatitis |
| Coronavirus | SARS |
| Protozoa | |
| Acanthamoeba | Encephalitis |
| Cryptosporidium | Cryptosporidiosis |
| Cyclospora cayetanensis | Gastroenteritis |
| Entamoeba histolytica | Amebiasis |
| Giardia lamblia | Giardiasis |
| Naegleria fowleri | Primary amebic meningoencephalitis |
| Toxoplasma gondii | Toxoplasmosis |
| Helminths | |
| Dracunculus medinensis | Guinea-worm disease |
| Schistosoma spp. | Schistosomiasis |
| Taenia solium | Taeniasis |
| Ascaris lumbricoides | Ascariasis |
| Enterobius vermicularis | Enterobiasis |
| Fasciolopsis buski | Fasciolopsiasis |