HEALTH COACH - Poop in Pools: parasite outbreaks on the rise

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 Poop in Pools: parasite outbreaks on the rise  

 People who swim too soon after recovering from diarrhea - or even if they are still sick - are spreading a neglected parasite in public swimming pools and water parks, federal health experts said on Thursday. 







 Cryptosporidium epidemics have doubled between 2014 and 2016, and three last summer epidemics demonstrate the problem, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 







 
 
 "The parasite can spread when people endorse something that has come into contact with the faeces (poo) of a sick person, such as pool water contaminated with diarrhea, The CDC said in a statement. 







 "Crypto is the most common cause of diarrheal diseases and epidemics associated with swimming pools or aquatic playgrounds because it is not easily killed by chlorine and can survive up to # 39 to 10 days in water properly treated, "added the CDC. 







 "Ingestion of a mouthful of water contaminated with Crypto can make people sick healthy for up to three weeks with watery diarrhea, cramps, Stomach, nausea or vomiting and may lead to dehydration ". 







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 Even a good chlorination of ponds does not kill the persistent parasite, said the CDC. It takes a particularly large dose of chlorine to eliminate it. 







   " Young swimmers under the age of 5 are more likely to contaminate water because they are more likely to have toilet techniques And inadequate hygiene. "
 
 Michele Hlavsa, pool security expert from DCC and her colleagues, gathered information on all recent reports on cryptosporidium epidemics. 







 They reported that at least 32 outbreaks were reported in 2016, compared with 16 outbreaks in 2014 and 13 in the previous year. 







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 The Hlavsa team reported three epidemics that brought sick people in July and August to Arizona, Alabama and Ohio. In Arizona, 36 of the 51 Little League players and their families fell ill in a Phoenix area, and the entire county reported 352 confirmed cases of cryptosporidiosis. 







 At least 17 percent of the sick people admitted that they had swam while they still had symptoms of diarrhea, said the CDC team. 







 In Ohio, the average number of cases was less than 400 for many years, but increased by 1,940 cases in 2016, the CDC team said. More than 40 percent of the cases could be attributed to swimming pools or water parks. 







 And in Alabama, 23 people have been confirmed to have cryptosporidium infections and up to 35 patients from a single place. 







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 "Young swimmers under the age of 5 are more likely to contaminate water because they are more likely to have inadequate toilet and hygiene techniques; Therefore, prevention efforts should focus on their parents, "said the CDC team in their report. 







 "As demonstrated the Arizona epidemic survey, patients continue to swim while they are symptomatic," they added. 







 All swimmers should wash and use soap before going to a pool, CDC notes. Toilet paper does not remove pathogenic germs alone. 







 "Health care providers should also ask patients with cryptosporidiosis not to return to the water until they are diarrhea-free for two weeks, # 39; team.