Drinking raw water is believed by some to be better for you than tap or bottled water. In fact in San Francisco it is reported that a 2.5 gallon jar of water will cost you more than $60 US. Price aside, raw water can make you very ill.
Prior to treating water, people died from diseases such as typhoid fever and cholera; diseases that have been eliminated by modern water treatment.
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