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King County Public Health investigating cryptosporidiosis outbreak at McMenamins’ Bothell pool

McMenamins writes, built in 1931 as Bothell Junior High and later named after the school's first Principal, Wilbert A. "Andy" Anderson, the art-deco style Anderson School and its surrounding buildings are being transformed.  It’s opened October 15. (Photo: mcmenamins.com)

BOTHELL — McMenamins’ North Shore Lagoon Swimming Pool, located inside the Anderson School in Bothell, is currently experiencing a cryptosporidiosis outbreak.

According to King County Public Health (KCPH), the cryptosporidiosis, otherwise known as crypto, outbreak is tied to an individual spending time inside McMenamins’ pool.

Crypto stems for a parasite and can be extremely contagious.

While many people have no symptoms from picking up the virus, crypto can give a person “watery diarrhea,” according to KCPH.

KCPH recommends avoiding swimming in public pools if you’re sick, avoid swallowing any pool water, and rinsing off before you enter the water.

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