Click âDisease of the Week,â find rotavirus, and take the quiz to test your knowledge! Rotavirus is a contagious virus that can cause gastroenteritis (inflammation of the stomach and intestines). Symptoms include severe watery diarrhea, often with vomiting, fever, and abdominal pain.
The odor of hydrogen sulfide gas can be detected in water at a very low level. Smell the water coming out of the hot and cold water faucets. Determine which faucets have the odor. The rotten egg smell will often be more noticeable from the hot water because more of the gas is vaporized.
The buildup of rain water, dew and other environmental condensation can soak into your hot tub cover, causing the foul smell of mildew. Some hot tub owners assume the smell is coming from the water itself, and after extensive filtering and sanitizing, realize the odor is coming from the cover on top. To keep all aspects of your hot tub experience fresh, follow a few tips on eliminating and preventing mildew.