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Disease Type of Micro-organism Transmission Symptoms Amebiasis Protozoa Untreated drinking water, fecal contamination drinking water, contact with unhygienic hands Abdominal discomfort, fatigue, weight loss, diarrhea, gas pains, fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, dehydration Typhoid Bacteria-Salmonella Ingestion or contact with food or water contaminated with fecal matter of an infected person. Contact with flying insects that feed on feces. Gastroenteritis, Fever, headaches, loss of appetite, diarrhea, intestinal hemorrhaging, dehydration Cholera Bacteria Ingestion or contact with food or water contaminated with fecal matter of an infected person; Ingestion of shellfish exposed to cholera contaminated water; contact with unhygienic hands Abdominal discomfort, fatigue, weight loss, diarrhea, gas pains, fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, dehydration Hepatitis A & E Virus Fecal contaminated water and via food contaminated by infected food-handlers, uncook...