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Giardia infection

… or boiled. How can I become infected with Giardia ? Giardia cysts can spread by water, food or fecal-oral transmission … is a major source of the spread of giardiasis. Giardia cysts can survive in lakes, ponds, creeks and streams. You … by eating raw or undercooked food contaminated with cysts. Giardia can also spread from person-to-person in …
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Cryptosporidium infection

… contaminated. Filtering To remove Cryptosporidium cysts, filters must have an absolute pore size of 1 micron …
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Breastfeeding or chestfeeding

… after giving birth Decrease your risk of breast cancer, ovarian cancer and diabetes When can I start breastfeeding …
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Arsenic in drinking water

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Nitrate in well water

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Cyanobacteria blooms blue-green algae

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Quit or reduce vaping

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Burns and scalds in young children

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Hepatitis C virus

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Dietary Fats and Your Health