Can you get MRSA from a water park?

There have been no reports of MRSA spreading through contact with recreational water. However, MRSA can be spread at recreational water facilities and other places by direct and indirect contact with infected persons. Direct contact can happen when you touch another person's MRSA infection.



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MRSA, short for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a type of staph germ that is resistant to certain antibiotics. Can MRSA be spread at recreational water facilities? pH levels. There have been no reports of MRSA spreading through contact with recreational water.

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Pools, hot tubs, splash pads, and water parks can easily be contaminated by a person with diarrhea. Swimmers get ill by swallowing contaminated water. Chlorine doesn't kill germs instantly which means germs can spread even in properly maintained pools, splash pads, or water parks.

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Pools, hot tubs, splash pads, and water parks can easily be contaminated by a person with diarrhea. Swimmers get ill by swallowing contaminated water. Chlorine doesn't kill germs instantly which means germs can spread even in properly maintained pools, splash pads, or water parks.

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