CDC issues warning on ‘crypto’ fecal parasites that can live for days in swimming pools
When we think of ‘summer’ we’re often flooded with images of long sunny days, bar-b-ques with friends, and lounging by the pool. But health officials warn outbreaks linked to the fecal ‘crypto’ parasite often spread in swimming pools is on the rise. Its full name is Cryptosporidium and it is contracted by swallowing water contaminated…