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? asked in HealthDiseases & ConditionsInfectious Diseases · 2 years ago

E-coli found in my towns water supply.?

E-coli in drinking water? Hi My town issued a boiling water Alert yesterday around 3PM. I drank about 5 cups of water since I heard the news and then stopped. Now I only use bottled water. Am I safe I have no symptoms. I am also recovering from recent major surgery. I heard it can take days for sysptoms to appear. Is this true? Please respond

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  • xfilesfan
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    According to the CDC, the incubation period for E. coli is usually 3-4 days, but can be as little as one day or as long as 10 days.

    You won’t know for sure until about 9 days from now.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Bottled water has excess arsenic in it according to recent report

  • Diane A
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    it usually occurs pretty fast actually, so if you have no symptoms in 1-3 days, you are fine. An alert doesnt mean its in every single drop of water at infectious levels.

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