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How come i keep getting a water infection?
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Waterborne infection: Not sure what type of infection you're getting. Will comment: water is not sterile unless it is boiled for 15 min or has been treated w/bleach, iodine or other disinfectants. The container must also be sterilized. Bacteria live in water (big bang theory!). Especially some nasty ones like salmonella, shigella, vibrio (cholera), legionella, pseudomonas, aeromonas, plesiomonas, hepatitis a and e..
Answered 11/27/2017
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