Help! There's Bugs In The Water!

"Oh waiter, there seems to be a cryptosporidium bug in my water!"

"No problem sir, just boil it!"

Yes, more than 300,000 homes have been forced to resort to extreme measures - these houses in Lancashire now must boil their water, in the hope that it is finally safe to drink.

The bug, cryptosporidium was found in traces, and causes Cryptosporidiosis - a parasitic disease.

This disease prominently presents itself as diarrhoea for those who are immunocompromised

Here's the map from the BBC of areas affected:

Stay tuned for more information tomorrow!


- Geeker