Nasty Summer Surprise Exposed: Pool of Repugnance
June 30, 2008 by Liberty Kontranowski
Filed under Easy Health Tips, Exposed!, Happy Living Tip, Health, Prevention, Safety, Your Body
That refreshing dip in the pool may cost you some time on the pot.
Image details: Tropical Day Spa served by picapp.com
There’s nothing better than a dip in the pool on a hot summer’s day, no?
Well, um, maybe you ought to stick to the sprinkler instead.
Pools (of the public variety), it seems, are often loaded with a creepy parasite called Cryptosporidium, which can bless you with a week or two of barfing, diarrhea or cramps. Good times.
The problem with “Crypto” is that it is resistant to chlorine, leading it to hang out in pool water longer than the average microorganism. In …read more
