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How do these germs reach the water supply? They come from discharges of the body. A person suffering from a disease such as typhoid fever drops the germs in his paru or mimi. These may reach the stream, well or other source from which drinking water is taken. If the germs are consumed, the process starts all over again. There is another source which is a very important one. This is the “carrier”, a person who has had the disease, and although feeling quite well, nevertheless can still drop the disease germ in his paru or mimi. Water acts as a means of carrying these disease germs from one person to another.

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Te Ao Hou, Summer 1954, Page 47

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How do these germs reach the water supply? Te Ao Hou, Summer 1954, Page 47

How do these germs reach the water supply? Te Ao Hou, Summer 1954, Page 47