Michele Hlvasa is chief of the CDC’s Healthy Swimming Program. Her areas of
expertise include the transmission of pathogens that cause recreational water
illness and the development of appropriate prevention and control measures. The
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is releasing important new
data on the increasing number of Crypto outbreaks reported in the United States.
Crypto is a leading cause of waterborne illness in the United States. The
microscopic parasite can be spread in water contaminated by the fecal matter of
infected swimmers and can cause nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, fever and
watery diarrhea in both children and adults.
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