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.
Rotten egg smell in your water supply is the result of the presence of sulfur. Hydrogen sulfide gas actually causes the smell. This gas, and the resulting offensive smell, is most commonly found in well-water or ground water. Sulfur water has no known health effects, though it can sometimes change the taste of water.