| Subject: | A Review of Recreational Water Illnesses |
| Category: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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| Published: | Wed, 3 Jun 2009 - 06:00 am |
| In the past two decades, there has been an increase in the number of recreational water illnesses (RWI), that are spread by swallowing, breathing, or having contact with contaminated water, associated with swimming pools, water parks, hot tubs, lakes, rivers and oceans. Two parasites - Cryptosporidium and Giardia - cause most outbreaks of diarrhea, the most common RWI, among swimmers in the United States. Recreational water illnesses can cause a wide variety of symptoms, including... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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