Olympians Need Only Three Teaspoons of Rio Water To Contract A Virus

Late-last week reports began to surface about the garbage, human body, and sewage waiting for Olympic athletes at Guanabara Bay, the body of water where several events are scheduled to begin later this week.

The Associated Press sent some independent scientists down to Rio to see just how funky the water is.

SPOILER ALERT: It is putrid.

A report commissioned by the Associated Press has revealed that water in Rio’s Olympic and Paralympic venues holds viral levels 1.7m times what would be considered alarming in the United States and Europe just five days before the Games get underway

Earlier this year several athletes opted out of the global competition due to risk of contracting the mosquito borne Zika virus.  It now appears the bigger risk athletes face is contact with the open water surrounding the games.