Fact Sheets

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Below are links to fact sheets on Giardia-related topics that can be displayed in public places or distributed to specific audience groups.

Facts about Giardia and Swimming Pools
Giardia fact sheet

Message: You share the water—and the germs in it—with every person who enters the pool. If one person infected with Giardia has diarrhea in the water, the water can be contaminated with millions of germs. Swallowing even a small amount of pool water that has been contaminated with the Giardia germ can make you sick.

Audience: Designed for the general public.

Web: Facts about Giardia and Swimming Pools

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Page last reviewed: June 22, 2021
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED)