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CDC: 1 in 8 Pools May Pose Infection Risk

Before plunging into your local public pool, you might want to stop and think about what you might be plunging into. The pool might not be as sanitary as it should be, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers found that one out of eight pools had to be closed immediately for serious code violations. The report, published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report this week, analyzed data from more than 121,000 routine pool inspections in 13...Full Story
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