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Old 07-10-2024, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by golfing eagles View Post
I think the post specified swimming, not drinking. But I suppose drinking untreated contaminated lake water, while not recommended, could gain one a nasty case of cryptosporidiosis or worse.
I don't have your qualifications, but I remember from my youth swimming in the ocean or a public pool and getting a mouthful of water that was swallowed reflexively and ending up with a tummy ache. There is some nasty stuff out there that can be inhaled, swallowed or absorbed without knowing.