I wonder if medical waste is being dumped nearby?
From the story "But in June Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes admitted the target would not be met.

"I am sorry that we did not use the games to get Guanabara Bay completely clean," said Mr Paes.

The authorities say they understand athletes' concerns but insist that water pollution will not pose a major health risk during the Olympics, which will be held in August 2016."

It is pretty dismissive of the facts.

http://www.nrdc.org/food/saving-antibiotics.asp
"Drug-resistant bacteria can and do travel on meat but that's just one of many routes off the farm. These dangerous bacteria can hitch a ride out of animal feedlots on workers who handle contaminated animals or meat. They can travel through water, soil, and air that come into contact with contaminated animal waste. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria can "teach" other bacteria how to be resistant; this "knowledge" can even be passed on from harmless bacteria to pathogenic bacteria.

Once these drug-resistant bacteria develop, they can spread far and wide. Resistant bacteria can cause infections that are harder to treat, requiring the use of medicines with greater side effects. They can also lead to longer illnesses and more hospitalizations. In some cases, the infections can prove untreatable. Multi-drug resistant infections are on the rise while the development of new antibiotics is coming to a standstill."

whether climate change, food safety...

Many scientists believe the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is the biggest public health problem we face.
I believe it is inevitable that eventually we will have virulent plagues racing thruout various populations, with no hope of any treatment.

Today we already have people in hospital with antibiotic-resistance infections, and the MD's throw up their hands and say healing depends on the patient's immune system, bec. they have no treatment.

lol.
We have really become an overall very ignorant society.

is NOT GOOD NEWS AT ALL.

and other skin wound openings simply just from training. It seems that perhaps something alternate should be chosen.

Unless you happen to pick up the superbug. Then it will be a major issue to that sick person.
Fucking politicians.

I'm listening to a program on Pacifica radio station WBAI, and they played a segment from a documentary on the dangers of cell phones.
There clearly is enough evidence to warrant calling for more regulation and more information. Max Anderson from CA is a legislator says that even the luke-warm regulations of the FCC are not being enforced, and the telecom industry is not following them.

doc'y: http://www.mobilizemovie.com/

book: "Overpowered"
Excerpt from the front flap:
"Overpowered helps lay readers understand the biological effects resulting from low, non-thermal levels of non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation (levels considered safe by regulatory agencies) coming not only from cell phones, but many other devices we use in our homes and offices every day like computers, hair dryers, and microwaves."