Clean, drinkable tap water.
We who live in America and other developed countries think nothing about
turning on the tap to brush our teeth or get a drink of water. Many people around the world cannot say that.
As I discussed cholera recently, it’s an illness which
occurs when people drink water contaminated by
the germ Vibrio cholera. This old disease still occurs in many
parts of the world. It can occur when
catastrophes happen. During natural disasters
such as flood, earthquake, tornado and/or earthquake occur, the water supply
may be damaged. Drinking water may
become contaminated by wastewater sewage.
If that occurs, the germ and/or
parasite-contaminated water may cause debilitating illness and/or death. How do we know that the bottled water we are
drinking is safe? More next time.
How do we know that the bottled water we are drinking is
safe? When you are drinking bottled
water (at home or while travelling the world), look for the words “reverse
osmosis” or “distillation” or “filtration with an absolute 1 micro filter” Any of these terms describe water treatment
methods of the highest quality. These
three water treatment methods should protect you and your loved ones from
water-borne bacteria and even Cryptosporidium,
a parasite which can cause gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. For people who are immunocompromised (with
weakened immune system), these three types of water treatments are recommended
by CDC as preventing illness and possibly being lifesaving. More information can be found at CDC,
Commercially Bottled Water, http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/drinking/bottled/
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