What health problems can result from swimming?
Swimming is an excellent way to spend leisure time and to exercise. However, what is called Recreational Water illnesses (RWI) have been increasingly reported from the use of swimming pools. Recreational Water Illness refers to any illness or infection caused by swallowing, breathing, or having contact with organisms that contaminate water in pools, resulting in diarrhea, skin rashes, swimmer’s ear, wound infection and other conditions. According to Center of Disease Control (CDC), each year, 10,000 RWI cases of diarrhea and 6.2 million cases of swimmer’s ear occur within USA. Where can RWI be contacted? RWI can be contacted through the use of swimming pools, hot tubs, decorative water fountains, seas, oceans, lakes, and rivers. What is the most common illness among RWI? Diarrhea is the most common RWI that can spread through the use of swimming pools. This is obviously caused by water contamination from affected individuals, since studies indicated that on average, people carry around
