Swimming is a popular sport. Especially in summer, it's hot and dry. Is it more comfortable to soak in the most water? But many people are very worried about the infectious diseases in swimming pool. Is that true?
Generally speaking, it is unlikely to infect venereal diseases by swimming in the swimming pool, because the water temperature in the swimming pool is low and contains disinfectants such as bleaching powder, which is not suitable for the survival of venereal pathogens such as gonococcus and Treponema pallidum. Even if there are pathogens in the swimming pool water, they are diluted by a large amount of pool water, so it is difficult to reach the quantity required for infection.
Can swimming pool infect venereal disease?
Swimming pools are not easy to spread STDs. Swimming pool is generally not infectious diseases, but it is also possible, but the possibility is very low.
Generally speaking, it is unlikely to infect venereal diseases by swimming in the swimming pool, because the water temperature in the swimming pool is low and contains disinfectants such as bleaching powder, which is not suitable for the survival of venereal pathogens such as gonococcus and Treponema pallidum. Even if there are pathogens in the swimming pool water, they are diluted by a large amount of pool water, so it is difficult to reach the quantity required for infection. However, the use of public bath towels, bathtubs, swimsuits and other infectious diseases may be. In addition, some swimming pool disinfection system is not strict or does not disinfect at all, may also infect other diseases. When going out for swimming, you should go to a swimming pool with good sanitary conditions and management, pay attention to personal hygiene, and bring your own towel, swimming clothes and pants to prevent infection.
The risk of STDs in the swimming pool is low
There are four main arguments for the low incidence of sexually transmitted diseases in swimming
First of all, the swimming pool has a large area and a lot of water. Even if there are several STD patients swimming in it, the pathogens are diluted so that they are not infectious.
Secondly, the disinfectant used in the water purification of swimming pool has strong killing power to pathogens.
Third, the swimming pool will change water regularly, which belongs to flowing water in a certain sense. There is little chance of sexually transmitted diseases being transmitted through flowing water.
Fourth, no matter adults or children, swimsuits are thin, but still have protective effects. Moreover, the human body has its own resistance.
What disease can swimming pool infect?
Skin disease
The longer the skin is immersed in the water, the higher the chance of skin diseases. Because the skin is soaked for too long, the easier the cuticle as the skin barrier is to relax, and it is easy to be damaged by viruses and bacteria. Most public swimming pools do not change water very often, so it is easy to be infected with fungal skin diseases, such as tinea corporis, tinea pedis, water monkey, etc.
Prevention: it is better not to swim if there is wound on the body, which can increase the risk of infection; after swimming, take a bath immediately, wash off the bacteria and germs, and reduce the risk of skin diseases.
Ophthalmic diseases
The water in the swimming pool is often disinfected with bleaching powder, which is slightly irritating. After swimming, the eyes are prone to slight redness, which often disappears after several minutes. But many swimming pools don't need a health certificate to enter. If you swim with some people suffering from trachoma and red eye disease, the pathogen will be transmitted through the pool water, and healthy people may also suffer from such diseases.
Prevention: wear goggles when swimming, and use eyedrops before and after the water. Do not rub your eyes with your hands when swimming. Wash your face and take a bath in time after swimming. Be careful not to share towels with others.
Tympanitis
Every year, patients with otitis media caused by swimming are everywhere. When swimming, if there is cerumen (commonly known as earwax) in the ear canal, the cerumen will corrode the skin of the ear canal when it is swollen with blisters, or eczema in the ear canal will easily cause otitis media.
Prevention: clean ear cerumen before swimming, wear waterproof earplugs when swimming, and remove water in ear in time after swimming.
diarrhea
Some diarrhea causing bacteria may lurk in swimming water, including Cryptosporidium, Giardia lamblia, Shigella and Escherichia coli. If you drink the water of the swimming pool carelessly, you may have diarrhea, but diarrhea may not appear immediately on the day of swimming, sometimes even after 1-2 weeks of swimming.
Prevention: do not eat immediately after swimming, so as to avoid aggravating the burden of gastrointestinal tract and inducing the occurrence of gastrointestinal diseases. When swimming, wear nose clip and earplug, pay attention to air change in time, avoid choking water, and clean mouth and nose in time after swimming.
Allergic diseases
There is "bleaching powder" in the swimming pool, which is a common allergen. Many patients are prone to the allergic phenomenon of sodium hypochlorite, resulting in rhinitis, asthma, papular urticaria and other allergic diseases. In addition, the air humidity in the swimming pool is very high and the temperature is moderate, which is most suitable for reproduction of dust mites. Sensitive people in such an environment engaged in strenuous exercise are of course easy to induce allergic and asthma diseases.
Prevention: choose a pool with clean water and standardized management, and avoid going when there are many people. Before entering the water, smell the water in the swimming pool. If there is a smell of choking bleaching powder, it is better not to enter the water.
Gynecological diseases and venereal diseases
In fact, compared with pool water, public facilities such as changing rooms, stools, towels, swimsuits, railings and so on are more likely to become the transmission channels of various STDs pathogens, which are easily ignored. Almost everyone who swims will take a shower in it, towels and other bath products are often randomly placed on the rails and faucets, which is very easy to infect sexually transmitted diseases, especially for people with weak resistance, and at the same time, it also brings the hidden danger of infectious gynecological diseases.
Prevention: try not to swim in the swimming pool with too many people, put the bath articles in the prepared bags, and don't put the changed clothes around. In addition to towels and other can not be shared with others, should not be placed on the railing.