“Diseases/Sickness that may Result from

Exposure to Decaying Materials”

• Not proper disposal of decaying
materials allow flies , cockroaches, rats
and mosquitoes to breed/live in the
street, makes you sick and may cause
many disease.
Malaria and Dengue are diseases spread
by specific type of mosquitoes is cause of
high fever and chills. These become
epidemic in places where these type of
mosquito breed.
Dysentery is a disease that can cause
severe diarrhea. If not treated properly
someone can die from it. This is not a
waterborne disease that is transmitted to
a person when they drink polluted water.
Typhoid is a waterborne disease. People who
drink polluted water can become infected
with typhoid. The garbage in this area is
good breeding place for flies. These flies
can carry the diseases and infect more
people.
Allergy is medical condition that causes
someone to become sick after touching,
breathing and eating something that is
harmless to most people.
• Skin disease is disease in skin like scabies
and ring worm.
• Scabies is a skin disease that is caused by
small insects and that can cause itching
and spot on the skin.
• Leptospirosis – is a bacterial disease that
affects humans and animals. It is caused
by bacteria of the genus Leptospira.
Causes symptoms such as fever,
headache and chills.