Facts about crypto and swimming pools

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  “Crypto,” short for Cryptosporidium, is a germ that causes diarrhea. It is found in the poop of a person who has been infected with Crypto. Crypto is protected by a tough outer shell, which allows it to survive
  
  for more than 7 days, even in properly chlorinated pools and water playgrounds. Crypto can cause prolonged diarrhea (lasting 2 weeks
  
  or more, during which the diarrhea might stop and start again). Crypto can make anyone sick, but people with weakened immune systems are more likely to become seriously ill when infected with Crypto.
  
  CS 323837-A
  
  cryptosporidium-factsheet.pdf
• Subjects:
  • Cryptosporidiosis
  • Swimming Pools
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Pages in Document:
  1 unnumbered page
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/107680/cdc_107680_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 425.25 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ed08cbb244708e0bad3aaa6789172c07cbc0d5fc322db6b764a315afe2314856