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posted by chromas on Wednesday July 03 2019, @12:21PM   Printer-friendly
from the I'll-just-leave-this-here dept.

Hard-to-kill poop parasites that lurk in swimming pools on the rise, CDC warns

Outbreaks of the gastrointestinal parasite cryptosporidium have been spurting upward since 2009, with the number of outbreaks gushing up an average of 13% each year, according to researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The germ spreads via the fecal-oral route and causes explosive, watery diarrhea that can last for up to three weeks. Most victims pick up the infection from recreational waters, such as swimming pools and water parks.

The main trouble is that crypto is extremely tolerant of chlorine and can happily stay afloat in well-treated pools for more than seven days. Thus, sick swimmers are the main source of infection—often young children who have yet to master toilet skills and also have more of a tendency to gulp pool water. An infected person can shed 100 million parasite eggs in one bout of diarrhea. Knocking back just 10 or fewer eggs in contaminated pool water can lead to an infection.

A 2013 study released by the CDC found that 58% of tested pools were positive for bacteria typically present in fecal matter.

[...] In all, the CDC recorded 444 outbreaks, involving 7,465 cases, 287 hospitalizations, and one death from the parasite. The number of cases per outbreak ranged from two to 638. However, the CDC notes that the figures likely underestimate the number of outbreaks and cases given that not every state reliably reports outbreaks and many people don't report their illnesses.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 03 2019, @03:47PM (14 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 03 2019, @03:47PM (#862755)

    My friend is trying to get his green card coming from Zimbabwe. It is taking years and he had to fly to Washington dc just to get a shot that he already had.

    Other people just walk in, which pisses him off. Is he racist?

  • (Score: 2) by ikanreed on Wednesday July 03 2019, @04:08PM (13 children)

    by ikanreed (3164) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 03 2019, @04:08PM (#862767) Journal

    Fuck you. My wife did the same goddamn thing, so I know the exact reason that's true: missing the formal medical records. Also, vaccination rates in mexico and central america are substantially higher than the US. You're just a racist shit.

    There's no forgiveness left for you scum. You get the concentration camps you've practically begged for for years, and you still can't stop playing the victim.

    • (Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 03 2019, @04:19PM (12 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 03 2019, @04:19PM (#862772)

      Yes, it was because he didn't have a record of that shot. The point is that there is a quite thorough medical screening. Why do you think that is? Should we get rid of that?

      Btw, you are deranged.

      • (Score: 2) by Rupert Pupnick on Wednesday July 03 2019, @04:55PM (3 children)

        by Rupert Pupnick (7277) on Wednesday July 03 2019, @04:55PM (#862787) Journal

        Let’s take the next step suggested by your logic and prohibit US citizens abroad from re-entering the country if you think our medical screening isn’t good enough.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 03 2019, @04:57PM (2 children)

          by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 03 2019, @04:57PM (#862789)

          My premise was that the current medical screening for people trying to come to the US is pretty thorough. You seem to assume some other premise that is opposite of what I wrote in that post.

          • (Score: 2) by Rupert Pupnick on Wednesday July 03 2019, @09:21PM (1 child)

            by Rupert Pupnick (7277) on Wednesday July 03 2019, @09:21PM (#862911) Journal

            Yes, that was your (or some AC’s) premise which followed another AC comment earlier in the thread:

            “Could it be that people are coming into the US without getting a proper health screening?“

            This suggests that the premise might be false. That was some other AC, right?

            Why did I bother?

            • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 04 2019, @12:13AM

              by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 04 2019, @12:13AM (#862981)

              A. So could it be?

              B . Or no, that is impossible?

              A or B, simple question.

      • (Score: 2) by edIII on Wednesday July 03 2019, @08:18PM (7 children)

        by edIII (791) on Wednesday July 03 2019, @08:18PM (#862885)

        No, you're fucking deranged. Are you seriously arguing that the current problems in recreational pools are from poorly medical screened immigrants?

        Did you seriously sit there like the deranged racist fuck you are, and spend time coming up with that spectacularly specious logic to attack immigrants? Go apply for a job at Fox News. You have the same relationship with the truth.

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        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 03 2019, @08:33PM (6 children)

          by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 03 2019, @08:33PM (#862897)

          Are you seriously arguing that the current problems in recreational pools are from poorly medical screened immigrants?

          Am I? Sounds like something a deranged mind came up with from reading the post... good lord you people have to get off the propaganda feed. Unhook the facebook feed from your brain.

          • (Score: 2) by Rupert Pupnick on Wednesday July 03 2019, @09:24PM (5 children)

            by Rupert Pupnick (7277) on Wednesday July 03 2019, @09:24PM (#862914) Journal

            Simple question. Poorly executed dodge.

            • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 03 2019, @09:45PM (4 children)

              by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 03 2019, @09:45PM (#862918)

              The question was answered. In fact, my posts specifically said there seems to be a pretty a stringent health screening required for immigrants to the US. So why are the rates rising?

              • (Score: 2) by edIII on Wednesday July 03 2019, @10:09PM (1 child)

                by edIII (791) on Wednesday July 03 2019, @10:09PM (#862926)

                You're a deranged racist fuck for even bringing up the medical screenings and immigrants at all. It's an offensive non-sequitur.

                If you read my post above, EVERYONE, including redneck Trumpanzees, crazy neo-fascist Leftists, Libertarians, Pastafarians, etc., has just a little bit of shit on their assholes. That's something we all have in common, unless you are literally washing your asshole each time (not to be confused with wiping your mouth with a napkin).

                So why bring up immigrants at all again? How does it constructively add to the conversation, at all? It doesn't, and is not relevant to anything but your need to bash on immigrants somehow. I've got the impression we would be talking about Strawberry fucking shortcake recipes, and you would interject with immigrants affecting the ingredients.

                I've got a newsflash for you. In an entire water park filled with people, it's not the Fox News Republican mother fuckers that have perfectly washed and fecal free assholes, while everyone else is a "dirty" immigrant.

                Go someplace else to interject your mindless hate into.

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                • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 03 2019, @10:25PM

                  by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 03 2019, @10:25PM (#862930)

                  Yep, deranged. Go support "science" some more in your own special way.

              • (Score: 2) by Rupert Pupnick on Wednesday July 03 2019, @11:19PM (1 child)

                by Rupert Pupnick (7277) on Wednesday July 03 2019, @11:19PM (#862952) Journal

                Answer it again with a yes or no. You’re an AC. We can’t tell what posts are yours.

                • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 03 2019, @11:28PM

                  by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 03 2019, @11:28PM (#862960)

                  The answer is obivously no from reading the original post. Just wait until the retard rage from these people turns against you because they always need a target for hatred.