San Antonio Issues Crypto Prevention Advice for Summer Swims as CDC Urges 2-Week Sex Wait
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Updated · WOAI · Jul 6
San Antonio Issues Crypto Prevention Advice for Summer Swims as CDC Urges 2-Week Sex Wait
2 articles · Updated · WOAI · Jul 6
Summary
San Antonio Metro Health urged residents heading to pools and splash pads to avoid swallowing recreational water, stay out of pools while sick with diarrhea, and seek care for persistent symptoms.
Soap-and-water handwashing is central to the warning because alcohol-based sanitizers do not kill Cryptosporidium, the parasite behind cryptosporidiosis, according to both Metro Health and the CDC.
CDC guidance tied to the alert also advises using bottled, boiled or properly filtered water if safety is uncertain—filters should be NSF 53, NSF 58, or 1 micron or smaller.
Two weeks after diarrhea ends, people should still avoid sex, the CDC says, because Crypto can remain in stool; it also recommends barrier methods, glove use and washing sex toys.
Local officials said they routinely track cryptosporidiosis cases on San Antonio's communicable disease dashboard as summer water activity raises exposure risks.