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waterborne

/ˈwɔːtəbɔːn/adjective

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जल-जनित (रोग)

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adjective
  1. 1

    (of a disease) passed on through infected water

    जल-जनित (रोग)

    • Cholera and typhoid are waterborne diseases.
    • Waterborne infections rise sharply after floods.
  2. 2

    carried by water or travelling on water

    जल द्वारा ले जाया जाने वाला

    • Waterborne trade along the river was once very important.
?Which word?

Do not confuse waterborne (spread through water, like cholera) and airborne (spread through the air, like flu).

Waterborne (पानी से फैलने वाला, जैसे cholera) और airborne (हवा से फैलने वाला, जैसे flu) में भ्रमित न हों।