Sunday, May 5, 2013

Pool - unsafe fun

Summer is just around the corner, and many are planning a trip to the river, lake, or remain in the water park. And if it is safe for your health? Office for Disease Control and Prevention reported 21 outbreaks kriptosporidizma ("crypto") in 2007 - the major cause of morbidity associated with bodies of water. The source of infection in 18 cases of the outbreak was simply chlorinated pools were the remaining 3 outbreaks associated with seawater. According epidemiologist Michele Hlavsa the number of outbreaks of infections only partially reflect the situation in reality. The outbreak is at a minimum of two cases in which set the same cause. Cryptosporidium causes diarrhea (diarrhea), from 1 to 3 weeks, stomach pain, dehydration (dehydration) may take vomiting, fever and weight loss. The infection is transmitted by the ingestion of contaminated water or by contact-household. Most importantly - do not enter into the pool water Cryptosporidium. To do this, you will follow the health standards in the content, and the water filter need, for example, use a water filter barrier. Even in well-chlorinated water it can live up to 10 days because of its resistance to chlorine.

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