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What lies beneath: The bugs lurking in your swimming pool
The Conversation, Vol.25 December
The Conversation Media Group
2015
Abstract
Summer holidays are upon us, and many of us will finally get to spend some lazy days by the pool. But how can you ensure this pleasant experience doesn’t leave you with any nasty surprises?
Many infectious bugs (micro-organisms) use water to spread to new hosts. As such, swimming pools can be a major source of gastrointestinal illness.
Many waterborne outbreaks are never identified. Fewer than 10% of ill people go to their doctor and most of these don’t submit samples for laboratory testing. Even if they did, organisms are difficult to detect in water and they’re often gone by the time the investigation takes place.
Details
- Title
- What lies beneath: The bugs lurking in your swimming pool
- Authors/Creators
- S.R. Reid (Author/Creator)U. Ryan (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- The Conversation, Vol.25 December
- Publisher
- The Conversation Media Group
- Identifiers
- 991005545163807891
- Copyright
- The Author
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Other
- Publisher URL
- http://theconversation.com/au
- Resource Sub-type
- Nonrefereed Article
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