Water
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- This article is about water as a consumable. See water sport for activities in bodies of water.
The quality and availability of drinking water vary between countries and regions. As a general rule, clean water is more difficult to get in hot weather, at low-income destinations and outside settlements.
See dehydration for problems when the body becomes short of water.
UnderstandWater, water, everywherenor any drop to drink
ContaminationShort-term ill effects of drinking water are usually due to contamination by micro-organisms. The commonest cause of travellers' diarrhea is viruses, but bacteria or protozoa can cause nearly identical symptoms.
Quality by country or regionAccording to a 2014 infographic based on the United States CDC's recommendations, tap water is safe to drink in most of the EU and Western Europe, the United States, Canada, Greenland, Australia, New Zealand and a…
Hot (boiling) waterg. to make a cup of tea or other beverage. Availability of hot water at typical places of lodging and transportation varies around the world; it somewhat correlates with the nation's proclivity for tea-drinking.
BuyIf you find yourself somewhere where a trustworthy supply of water does not exist, you can:
Stay healthyRemember that polluted water can affect your health even if you don't drink it, if you use the water for such purposes as washing vegetables or brushing your teeth.
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Water" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Photo taken by de:Benutzer:Alex Anlicker using a Nikon Coolpix 950., CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons