CHICAGO (Reuters) - As warm weather approaches, U.S. health officials are warning that outbreaks of diarrhoea caused by swallowing swimming pool water containing parasites have doubled in the past few years.
The infections occur when swimmers ingest water contaminated by diarrhoea from a person infected by Cryptosporidium or Crypto, a parasite that is notoriously difficult to kill.
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