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Triathletes are very intense exposed to the contaminated water during training and triathlon competitions. They can become infected due to water ingestion and/or due to skin or mucous membrane contact with the water (Schep 1992). It is very plausible that, during a competition, some athletes are more prone to develop infections than under normal circumstances. There are several physiological mechanisms during exercise that may lower the resistance to infections during and shortly after an endurance effort like a triathlon. It is mainly based upon three mechanisms:
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Migliorini, S. (2020). ITU Triathlon Water Quality Statement. In: Migliorini, S. (eds) Triathlon Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22357-1_24
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