Curated category
Sanitation
- DiarrheaThe World Health Organization defines diarrhea as having three or more loose or liquid stools per day. This definition applies to adults and children alike…
- Water pollutionWater pollution is the addition of substances or energy forms that directly or indirectly alter the nature of the water body in such a manner that negatively…
- CholeraIn the small intestine, a single bacterium can trigger a cascade that pulls up to six liters of water per day through intestinal cells.
- Toilet419 million people have no access to a toilet at all. They must openly defecate and urinate in the open air. This lack of infrastructure leads to diseases…
- Sewage treatmentIn the 1840s, English farmers began dumping raw sewage onto fields to grow crops. This practice marked the first organized attempt to manage human waste on a…
- Drinking waterDrinking water is water that is safe for ingestion, whether someone drinks it straight or takes it in through prepared food.
- Stunted growthA child whose height-for-age value falls at least two standard deviations below the median of the World Health Organization's Child Growth Standards is…
- HygieneHygiene is a word that hides an enormous claim inside a small idea. The World Health Organization defines it as conditions and practices that help to…
- GastroenteritisIn 2015, the world witnessed two billion cases of gastroenteritis. This massive number resulted in 1.3 million deaths globally that same year.
- SanitationSanitation begins with a single, unglamorous goal: keeping human waste away from human mouths. The route it tries to block even has a name in the field, the…