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 ccording to experts at the Centers for Disease Control, crypto can be spread by:
• Putting something in your mouth or accidentally swallowing something that has come in contact with the stool of a person or animal infected with crypto.
• Swallowing recreational water.
• Eating uncooked food contaminated with crypto.
• Swallowing water or beverages contaminated by stool from infected humans or animals.
• By touching your mouth with contaminated hands. Contamination occurs through a variety of activities, including touching surfaces (for example, toys, bathroom fixtures, changing tables, diaper pails) that have been tainted by stool from an infected person; changing diapers; caring for an infected person; and handling an infected cow or calf.
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Seeing the Threat
It is the leading cause of recreational water illness. It sickens thousands, and leaves damaging headlines and costly liability in its wake. Traditional pool sanitation can’t stop it. And your facility is not immune.
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