Pools are a great way to cool off and get exercise.
While the benefits often outweigh the risks, pools have been linked to outbreaks of GI illness. Crypto is a common culprit given how long it can hang out in chlorinated water. Read more below!
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Jackie Knee
How hygienic are public swimming pools really?
In BBC Future, @jackieknee.bsky.social discusses waterborne infectious disease outbreaks & the presence of bacteria & #parasites in swimming pools like #cryptosporidium, which is tolerant to chlorine.
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From tropical parasites to bacterial pathogens, here's what else might be swimming in the water.
