| Water is known to be essential to life. It nourishes | | | | not treated immediately, can cause death due to |
| you. It feeds your body cells and brain, making sure | | | | dehydration. |
| that they function properly. They are also important | | | | Entamoeba Histolytica |
| for the completion of certain household chores. | | | | This is a water-borne pathogen. So far, this has |
| They are the source of enjoyment for families and | | | | infected more than 50 million people all over the |
| friends who want to take a plunge on a pool or a | | | | world. When these are given time to develop, they |
| beach. However, water can also be dangerous, | | | | can cause liver abscess or amoebic dysentery. |
| especially if there are parasites found in drinking | | | | Common signs of the illnesses include abdominal pain, |
| water. | | | | fatigue, and fulminating dysentery. You may also |
| Do you know that there are a lot of parasites that | | | | notice blood on your stool because the walls of your |
| can multiply and enter your body just by the water | | | | intestines are being destroyed, causing lesions. |
| you drink deliberately or accidentally? Almost all of | | | | The Solution |
| them can be deadly if you're not going to pay | | | | Whilst municipal water authorities have done a decent |
| attention. | | | | job getting rid of parasites found in water, their |
| Giardia Lamblia | | | | purification methods doesn't 100% guarantee you |
| This is actually a protozoan parasite that can get into | | | | from such contamination. |
| your body whenever you drink water infested with | | | | For example, in Milwaukee in 1993, cryptosporidium, |
| it. It would normally find a home in your intestines. | | | | parasite entered the water supply and killed more |
| When it goes through you, it would cause diarrhea, | | | | than 100 from related illnesses. Since then, there |
| which would leave you dehydrated unless you're able | | | | have other occasions of this type of contamination. |
| to nourish yourself with plenty of water and increase | | | | Your goal as a consumer is to give your family as |
| your electrolytes in the body. | | | | much protection as possible from parasitical |
| Worse, you may be able to spread it to others | | | | contamination. |
| through your fecal matter. Giardia Lamblia can live for | | | | Now boiling water is an option, but would you really |
| a long time, so there's a good chance that other | | | | want the hassles of doing this on an ongoing basis? |
| people would catch it somehow. | | | | The best way to give you family maximum coverage |
| Cryptosporidium | | | | is to acquire a quality water filtration system, that |
| Cryptosporidium is also a parasite and is a single-celled | | | | can give you added protection 24 hours a day, 7 |
| organism. It is not a virus or a bacterium. It is very | | | | days a week. |
| small. In fact, red blood cells are much bigger than | | | | One such device that works exceptionally well is an |
| they are. Thus, it's easy for them to get into your | | | | activated-carbon filter with a sub-micron pore |
| body. However, the common mode of transmission is | | | | structure. This device filters from your tap water, a |
| swallowing or drinking infested water. | | | | wide range of parasitical organisms and industrial |
| This protozoan can cause gastroenteritis, a condition | | | | chemicals. The result is super clean, healthy and tasty |
| where your intestines and stomachs are inflamed. | | | | water for your family, friends and staff. |
| The incubation period can be between 2 to 7 days. | | | | Do your health and those of the people you know a |
| This means that you don't immediately feel the | | | | huge favor and invest in a quality water filter system |
| symptoms, which would include loss of appetite and | | | | today. |
| abdominal pain. It would also cause diarrhea, which, if | | | | |