Beware of contaminated pool water: Outbreaks of a parasitic diarrhea-causing infection linked to pools and water playgrounds doubled in the United States from 2014 to 2016, according to the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report issued Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2016, the CDC received word of 32 outbreaks linked to swimming pools or water playgrounds in the US, compared with just 16 two years earlier. Symptoms include watery diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting, possibly leading to dehydration.
Pool party poopers: CDC warns of parasitic infection, toxic gas
