Many types of diseases can be found in non-treated drinking water. Not all can be seen by the unaided human eye. Some diseases that can be found in non-treated water are Diarrhea, Cholera, Dysentery and Typhoid and so many others.Many of these diseases are very deadly diseases when not treated immediately by doctors. Contaminated drinking water might not just be the water, it may be the pipes or the container it in held in. Without sanitation facilities like washrooms, these diseases can spread quickly among communities. Sometimes, the wells in third-world countries are contaminated because the people in the community do not have a sanitation facility to dispose their waste. During the summer is when wells are often empty and full of pollution. Free The Children helps third world countries with these issues, only one well with a handpump in a community can keep everyone healthy, all year long.
This diagram shows how water may likely be polluted.