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"Oh what a downer of a headline! I know, I hate to be the summer party pooper, but I&amp;#39;ll let you take what you will from this post and decide for yourself. Water parks: fun, fun, fun, or gross, gross, gross? Read the news, then decide...\nPinterestFacebookIn today&amp;#39;s installment of germy news, we turn to water parks. Researchers from University of Michigan say the water parks we looooved as kids, may actually be pretty grody places. In fact, they account for as many as 10,000 illnesses a year, and here&amp;#39;s the gross part: They say that many parents don&amp;#39;t make their kids shower before going into the pools and on the slides the way that health experts insists (this is key to prevent the spread of infection).\nI&amp;#39;m all for fun, and yes the risk for illness is still low, but I have never been a fan of bathing with strangers in public (which is basically what a water park is), and this news doesn&amp;#39;t make me feel warm and fuzzy about water parks.\nWhat&amp;#39;s your take on water parks? Do they gross you out?\nMore germy news:\nSadly, experts worry that U.S. meat is tainted with all kinds of bacteria...\nThe verdict is in on handshaking--grody or harmless...\nThe latest on bedbugs carrying superbugs...\n__\nMore Ways to Get Glamour:__\nNEW! Now You Can Read Glamour on Flipboard!\nVisit ShopGlamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10!\nDownload Glamour Magazine for your iPad--print subscribers, it&amp;#39;s now part of your subscription plan!\nEnter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! \nFollow us on Twitter. \nPhoto: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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