Microbes, Protozoa, and Cysts…OH MY!
While you sleep at night, protozoa motor around in your
water supply. Even in extreme environments, protozoa can flourish and in change
from dormant to a thriving motile state as conditions dictate. These
parasites can harbor pathogens that thwart treatment with conventional drugs. In this article
we will discuss two microbes in particular – Giardia and Cryptosporidium.
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yes, their many subtypes attack the gut in developed countries, too.
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| Giardia image courtesy of Centers for Disease Control (CDC) |
According to the Centers for Disease Control,
giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis are “the most common intestinal parasitic diseases affecting humans.” Infection occurs by ingesting food or water contaminated with the hard-shell oocysts. Private wells and groundwater supplies can both be compromised. In an article published in Applied Environmental Microbiology, water samples containing Giardia and/or Cryptosporidium cysts have a correlating presence of E. coli.
Acute symptoms cause gastrointestinal upheaval but the protozoa can also hang around to
cause vitamin deficiencies and metabolic upset. As with many illnesses,
parasites affect the young, the elderly, and the immune-suppressed with
increased vengeance.
Chlorination is not the answer. To effectively treat drinking
water contaminated with Giardia and/or Cryptosporidium cysts, filtration
products must use carbon block media with an absolute pore size of 1 micron or smaller. The National
Sanitation Foundation’s (NSF’s) Standard 53 certification requires filtration adsorption
effectiveness to remove 99.5 percent
of oocysts.
Paragon Water Systems
and American Carbon Block
partner to create adsorption/filtration products to protect the health of your
family. Contact us today to find out how to “de”cyst these dangerous microbes
from your drinking water.
Paragon Water Systems and American Carbon Block
13805 Monroes Park
Tampa, FL 33635
Toll-free: 1-800-288-9708
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