However climate change could increase the chance of swimmers falling foul of water-borne brain and flesh eating bacteria scientists claim, according to ABC News.
Not only are temperatures hotter, but they are hotter for longer periods of time, which allows the pathogens to grow, said Dr Gompf.Her son Philip, tragically died aged only 10 after contracting Naegleria fowleri while inner-tubing on a lake in Polk County, Florida, in 2009.She and her husband, a hospital pediatrician, knew the risks but allowed their children to go under "a little bit of a false comfort level" due how rare contracting it is, she said.About five days after exposure, Philip became ill, said Dr Gompf.
Read more on dailystar.co.uk