The doctor pointed out the danger of swimming in open water

Swimming in natural reservoirs can be not only pleasant, but also dangerous to health. On July 1, therapist and pulmonologist Marat Farrakhov warned about this.

In conversation with the agency RuNews24.ru He explained that if contaminated water gets into your mouth, you can get intestinal infections, including dysentery, salmonellosis, E. coli, rotavirus and hepatitis A. Through microtrauma on the skin, leptospirosis, and in warm water, folliculitis and parasitic infections.

The doctor called cercariosis, or "bather's itch," one of the most common summer ailments. It is caused by the larvae of parasites, cercariae, which live in the water with snails and waterfowl. When they get on human skin, they cause an allergic reaction: itching, rash, swelling, and sometimes fever. 360.ru . After bathing, you need to take a shower, RT notes.

The greatest risk of infection is in warm, stagnant bodies of water, especially in hot weather. To avoid problems, the doctor recommends swimming only in officially authorized places, not swallowing water, not diving without glasses, and taking a shower after bathing. In the presence of abrasions and skin damage, it is better to abandon water treatments.

Doctor Daria Ponomareva warned on June 27 about the dangers of swimming in fresh water. She recommended avoiding ponds with blooming water, large numbers of birds and suspicious water conditions, not swimming after heavy rains and near watering places for livestock.

On June 23, the Moscow City News Agency, citing scientists, wrote that in the heat, the risk of infection in reservoirs increases due to the large number of vacationers and blooming water. Reservoirs that do not undergo regular water quality checks are especially dangerous.