Water Filtration Prevents Illness

Water filtration has been around for centuries, but still to this day there are places where it is not performed, as it should be. Either there is a glitch in the system, an elevation in pollutants, or there is no system for purification at all. A glitch in the system is rare for a developed country but an elevation in pollutants can happen anywhere. With the growth of manufacturing, industry, travel, byproduct expulsion and occasional careless disposals, it can and does happen. It has happened in those moments when you are asked to boil your water, but you live in a developed nation with a fully functioning municipality.

Then there are the developing countries where the well has been contaminated or there is no water filtration method to speak of. These are the times when hydration becomes a risk. The men, women, and children can only build up their immune system on bacteria for so long before they get sick on a regular basis and that is no fun. In a developing country medical attention can be scarce at times so the risk of contaminated water can be a daunting thought. So in most places around the world water purification is taken very seriously for the health of everyone in any given community.

Unfiltered water can have harsh effects on those who consume it. So if anyone knows that the water has been contaminated or a natural water supply has not been filtered and purified, we all know not to drink it. But if the status of the water is unknown or there is no other means of hydration, there are bacteria and worms that can enter the digestive tract and need to come out one way or the other. This can make some people violently ill for several days until the system has been thoroughly flushed.

Dehydration and flu-like systems can occur, but in developed countries it will only mean sickness. In undeveloped countries, the introduction of a worm or unsavory strand of bacteria can cause hospitalization or worse. So water filtration is critical to any water ever used on the body or consumed, in developed municipalities. It is important to protect the health of the general public because if several people get sick even more people can get sick because bodily fluids are transferable even if on accident. This is the cyclical reasoning for the filtration and purification processes in the first place.