Posted on 06/30/2019 5:25:22 PM PDT by SMGFan
Not to spoil your summer pool fun, but outbreaks of "crypto," a swimming-related diarrheal illness, are on the rise, according to a new report.
From 2009 to 2017, there were nearly 450 outbreaks of crypto (short for cryptosporidiosis) reported in the U.S., which resulted in more than 7,400 illnesses, according to the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). What's more, outbreaks of the illness which is caused by a hardy parasite called Cryptosporidium increased 13 percent per year over the eight-year study period, the authors said.
Cryptosporidium causes profuse, watery diarrhea that can last up to three weeks, according to the CDC. The parasite is the leading cause of outbreaks tied to recreational water use, such as swimming in pools and lakes. The organism is protected by an outer shell that allows it to survive even in chlorinated water for up to 10 days or more.
People can become infected with the parasite after swallowing contaminated water from swimming pools, lakes or rivers, the CDC said. Among the 444 crypto outbreaks reported from 2009 to 2017, 35 percent were tied to exposure to treated swimming pools, the report found. These outbreaks tended to peak in the months of June through August.
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I still remember 1954-1956 when some public pools closed down due to the POLIO scare those years.
Sheep get it......a farmer was asked....
Oh-h-h, the jokes just write themselves.
True that.......
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