The CDC advises: Don’t swallow the water in a hotel swimming pool

Parasites and bacteria cause most of the swimming-related disease outbreaks

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WATER WOES  Hotel pools, public parks and water playgrounds were some of the venues that caused a lot of swimming-related disease outbreaks in 2000–2014.

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It’s vacation season — time for swimming pools, hot tubs and water parks.