Both the water and the food meet established health standards. This appears to be an isolated incident, a fecal contamination that overwhelmed the chlorine's ability to kill the harmful bacteria. One way to prevent this type of incident from occurring is to prevent children from swimming in public places if they have any type of gastrointestinal illness. My child has diarrhea. Children with diarrhea should be given plenty of fluids, and everyone in contact with the child should wash their hands frequently.
Symptoms usually appear about three days after exposure, but they can range from one to nine days.
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