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What is the main problem faced by villagers in Third World countries according to surveys?
What is the main problem faced by villagers in Third World countries according to surveys?
Water.
Why is the canal water a serious health threat for Egyptian villagers?
Why is the canal water a serious health threat for Egyptian villagers?
It is used for various purposes like washing clothes, dishes, urinating, and defecating. It is also contaminated with algae, snails, and bacteria.
What disease is endemic in the Nile delta and affects village children?
What disease is endemic in the Nile delta and affects village children?
Schistosomiasis (also known as snail fever or bilharzia).
What role could village religious leaders have played in promoting pure drinking water?
What role could village religious leaders have played in promoting pure drinking water?
Why do some villagers drink polluted canal water instead of chlorinated, piped water?
Why do some villagers drink polluted canal water instead of chlorinated, piped water?
What is one important contribution of diffusion studies like David Belasco's study in Egypt?
What is one important contribution of diffusion studies like David Belasco's study in Egypt?
What were the reasons why many villagers in the Nile delta preferred to drink canal water instead of the pure, chlorinated water provided by the government?
What were the reasons why many villagers in the Nile delta preferred to drink canal water instead of the pure, chlorinated water provided by the government?
What were the challenges with the pure water system that was constructed in the villages of the Nile delta?
What were the challenges with the pure water system that was constructed in the villages of the Nile delta?
Why did the villagers perceive the canal water stored in a zir as purified?
Why did the villagers perceive the canal water stored in a zir as purified?
What were the consequences of the unreliable water supply during the summer?
What were the consequences of the unreliable water supply during the summer?