Diarrhea outbreaks linked to swimming pools on the rise across America, health officials say quoting : Houston Chronicle

Diarrhea outbreaks linked to swimming pools on the rise across America, health officials saySwimming pools are often a safe haven from the Texas heat, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning swimmers to use caution this season. The CDC warns of a parasite, which enters the body by swallowing pool water, causing diarrhea outbreaks. In 2016, 32 outbreaks in swimming pools or water playgrounds were reported in America with just 16 in 2014, the CDC reports. The outbreaks have been on the rise across the United States in the past few years. If a pool is reported with Crypto, the pool would close and then be treated with high levels of chlorine, called hyperchlorination.




The illness is caused by diarrhea that contaminates water in swimming pools and water playgrounds. The CDC stated Crypto is the most common cause of diarrhea-type illnesses linked to swimming pools and water playgrounds. A parasitic infection linked to swimming pools has grown in cases. INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The CDC has a warning for anyone who plans to take a dip in the local swimming pool or water playground. The CDC advises to never let children swim in the pool if they have had diarrhea anytime within the past two weeks.

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CDC warns of diarrhea outbreaks from swimming pools Arizona News CDC warns of diarrhea outbreaks from swimming pools Crypto, short for cryptosporidium, a germ typically spread through swimming that causes diarrhea. A recent report from the CDC warns communities as numbers of outbreaks have doubled over the last two years. "If you're sick, you have diarrhea, don't get in the pool because you're spreading those germs,"But even if one is sick and may feel better, there is still a chance germs are there. "We've seen an increase in crypto cases in Arizona over the last two years," said Jessica Rigler of the Department of Health`Crypto, short for cryptosporidium, a germ typically spread through swimming that causes diarrhea. Other people get exposed and they become sick and they may swim at a different recreational facility," said Rigler.


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