Heath officials in Arizona said Friday that more than 100 people have been sickened in an outbreak of diarrheal infection and that more than 20 water facilities may have been contaminated with the virus. Maricopa County officials said that splash pads, water parks and public pools in the Phoenix area may have been contaminated with the pool-linked gastrointestinal illness cryptosporidiosis, or crypto, the Arizona Republic reported. The microscopic, chlorine-resistant parasite that causes sickness is most commonly spread through water. Courtney Kreuzewiesnr, a public health spokeswoman, told the Arizona Republic that mostly children have been affected by the outbreak. Click for more from the Arizona Republic.

Source: Fox News August 21, 2016 04:30 UTC