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Before you dive off the diving board at your favorite swimming pool, you might want to take a closer look — and sniff — at the water down below. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the cases of recreational water illness (RWI) in the United States are on the rise and those illnesses are caused by germs and bacteria that may be lurking in your nearby pool.

According to the CDC, 90 illness outbreaks were reported in 32 states and Puerto Rico between 2011-2012. These outbreaks sickened at least 1,788 people, resulting in 95 hospitalizations and one death.

So what’s making everyone so sick? The majority of illnesses were associated with the bacteria Cryptosporidium. Crypto can survive in swimming pools for 10 days or more even in chlorinated water. And just how does crypto get into pool in the first place? Brace yourself…this is going to get gross.

Michele Hlavsa, lead author of the CDC report, told CBS News. “Swimmers bring [crypto] into the water when they are sick with diarrhea.”

Yeah, I know.

The CDC advises people never to swim when they have diarrhea, but unfortunately, that doesn’t stop everyone from doing it. This quick YouTube clip was the winner of CDC’s Healthy Swimming program video contest and it sheds some levity on what might otherwise be considered a puke-inducing conversation:

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