A germs expert talks swimming outdoors -- and if it is safer than a swimming pool.
Wild swimming has grown massively in popularity in recent times. Not only is swimming outdoors a pleasant way to enjoy the sunshine, fresh air and green leafy surroundings, it can also help to relieve stress and elevate our endorphins. This creates a sense of wellbeing as well as burning calories and exercising muscles. But along with the joys of outdoor swimming come some dangers.
This blue-green algae bloom can release toxins which are harmful to humans and occasionally lethal to pets. Swimming in or swallowing water containing toxin-releasing algal blooms can lead to skin rashes, eye irritation, severe gastrointestinal upset, fever, and muscle and joint pain. Bacteria and viruses Diarrhea is the most common illness linked to open-water swimming, often due to sewage contamination.
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