BOTHELL — McMenamins’ North Shore Lagoon Swimming Pool, located inside the Anderson School in Bothell, experienced a cryptosporidiosis outbreak, according to King County Public Health (KCPH).
According to King County Public Health (KCPH), the cryptosporidiosis, otherwise known as crypto, outbreak was tied to an individual spending time inside McMenamins’ pool. 14 people were affected.
Crypto stems for a parasite and can be extremely contagious.
While many people have no symptoms from picking up the virus, crypto can give a person “watery diarrhea,” according to KCPH.
“Public Health determined that the pool at McMenamins is well-maintained and the facility follows King County’s health and safety requirements,” King County Public Health wrote online. “Even in a very well-maintained swimming pool, Cryptosporidium is very resistant to chlorine, so if someone infected with Cryptosporidium uses the pool, the parasite can survive for several days.”
While the outbreak and investigation are over, KCPH recommends avoiding swimming in public pools if you’re sick, avoid swallowing any pool water, and rinsing off before you enter the water.
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