Surfers have three times as many superbugs in their guts, scientists say. This is due to tolerance towards modern antibiotics..

“We cannot urge you not to go on vacation to the sea and not to surf. Of course, it is good for physical and mental health.. But it's also important to be aware of all the risks involved in surfing and beach managers need to follow public health measures,” says William Geise at the University of Exeter in the UK..

Recently, there has been an acute question about the emergence of so-called superbugs.. These are microbes, one of the properties of which is resistance to certain antibiotics.. There are fears that all types of antibiotics may lose their effectiveness and medicine will come to naught..

Regarding surfers themselves, experts believe that they swallow more salt water than ordinary divers..

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