Rapids

How to tell if lake water or running river water has parasites?

I'm wigging out cause i just drank river water. I heard that the city water isn't as fresh or as healthy for you as natural water, so i drank river water but i don't know if there are any tape worms or anything in the river or not! How do you tell if this water has aprasites in it? PS: I am serius

Public Comments

1. Rule is: If it's running water, walk upstream for 100 metres, if there are no dead animals seen for this distance in the stream it's safe to drink.