Summary

Water related diseases are diseases caused by contaminated water. Examples of these diseases are guinea worm infestation, river blindness, cholera, typhoid fever etc.

There are some similarities between typhoid fever and malaria because they show similar symptoms such as fever, headache, loss of appetite etc.

Malaria is considered as a water-borne or water related disease since mosquito insects breed on contaminated water and they may transfer the disease when they come into contact with human beings.

Malaria is a disease caused by a mosquito parasite called Plasmodium.