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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.
(Score: 2) by PiMuNu on Wednesday July 03 2019, @05:00PM (1 child)
> Focus on this quarter's profits even if it will destroy the business in a foreseeable time frame
Someone was "long-sighted" enough to set up a system that kills such short-sighted businesses.
> destroying ecosystems.
Fair point here.
> Climate Change
There is a big investment in renewables. Both in near term (i.e. building wind farms/solar) and long term (improving efficiency/cost). Renewables are now competitive with nuclear and may be competitive with fossil fuels in the near future.
> nuclear weapons to kill all of humanity
We haven't done it yet.
> A gigantic wealth divide.
> The ignorant breed like rabbits, on welfare paid by those productive enough
?? By your logic (not mine) the gigantic wealth divide is driven by ignorance, the welfare state and rabbit sex. Not sure what that means about long term vs short term. Maybe check in the mirror.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday July 03 2019, @06:14PM
The rabbit sex part means that the less intelligent will outbreed the more intelligent while getting the more intelligent to subsidize this. That seems short sighted somehow.
Having not nuked ourselves yet is like a kid saying he hasn't spilled Coke on the carpet yet. Did you see my point about having (multiple) crazy world leaders in control of the buttons. Also in past decades we've had a few close false alarms.
I like that we're investing in renewables. And electric cars, and other things. Is it too late?
Just being pessimistically realistic.
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