America's Deadliest Parasite Outbreak

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In 1993, cryptosporidium, a highly infectious and potentially deadly parasite, made its way into the water supply of Milwaukee. The contaminated water led to the largest and deadliest parasitic epidemic in US history, infecting over 400,000 people in the greater Milwaukee area and contributing to the death of at least 93 people. | For more Monsters Inside Me, visit http://animal.discovery.com/tv/monsters-inside-me/#mkcpgn=ytapl1 Subscribe to Animal Planet! | http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=animalplanettv Watch full episodes! http://bit.ly/MonstersInsideMeFullEps Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnimalPlanet Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnimalPlanet Download the Animalist App! | http://anmlst.co/1dILpRb

Published 2014-10-02 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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