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Fact Sheets

Fact sheets designed for all swimmers, especially for parents with young children and for aquatics staff. These fact sheets raise awareness about recreational water illnesses (RWIs). They also provide easy steps for protecting swimmers from RWIs.

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"Protect your family at the pool this summer": 500 words on RWIs for use in newsletters, papers, and other print media Adobe Acrobat Reader
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Six "PLEAs" for protecting swimmers against RWIs
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Disinfection and Operation Guidelines
  
Further information on disinfection and operation of pools and spas

Information on illnesses sometimes spread through recreational water in the United States.

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Infections causing:  
Diarrhea  
Crypto (short for Cryptosporidium) Adobe Acrobat Reader
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Crypto for those living with compromised immune systems. Adobe Acrobat Reader
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E. coli 0157:H7  
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Norovirus  
Salmonellosis  
Shigellosis  
Viral gastroenteritis (diarrhea)  
Respiratory infections  
Legionellosis: Legionnaire's Disease (LD) and Pontiac Fever  
Skin, ear, and eye infections  
"Hot Tub Rash"
Pseudomonas Dermatitis		 Adobe Acrobat Reader
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"Swimmer's Ear"
Otitis Externa		 Adobe Acrobat Reader
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"Swimmer's Itch"
Cercarial Dermatitis		  
Other illnesses  

Viral Hepatitis A

  
Leptospirosis  
Naegleria Infection  
   
Illnesses sometimes spread through use of international recreational water

Can’t find the illness you want? Visit CDC’s A to Z Index of all illnesses (not just recreational water illnesses) for further searching

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