The Rio Waters Are So Bad That Swimmers Are Being Told To 'keep Their Mouths Closed'

Buda Mendes/Getty Images Hey, remember when everyone thought the Sochi Olympics were going to be a mess? With the start of the 2016 Summer Olympics just over a week away, the waters around Rio where athletes will compete are still disgusting, toxic, and dangerous, according to a new report from The New York Times. Multiple tests have shown that there are still huge amounts of trash, human waste, and pathogens in the waters this close to the start of the games, including "rotaviruses that can cause diarrhea and vomiting" as well as "drug-resistant 'superbacteria' that can be fatal to people with weakened immune systems." “Foreign athletes will literally be swimming in human crap, and they risk getting sick from all those microorganisms,” Dr.

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