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If I am in a survival situation, is there any reason I shouldn't drink the available water? I know about Giardia and cholera. Are these worthy concerns, or are there good enough cures available that they can be outruled?

I am aware that that giardiasis and many other diseases take a week or two to develop by which time I will have either died in the wild, or have been rescued. Are there quick-acting ones that will debilitate me faster than dehydration?

To drink, or not to drink?

If I am in a survival situation, is there any reason I shouldn't drink the available water? I am aware of Giardia and cholera. Are these worthy concerns, or are there good enough cures available that they can be outruled?

I know that giardiasis and many other diseases take a week or two to develop by which time I will have either died in the wild, or have been rescued. Are there quick-acting ones that will debilitate me faster than dehydration?

To drink, or not to drink?

If I am in a survival situation, is there any reason I shouldn't drink the available water? I know about Giardia and cholera. Are these worthy concerns, or are there good cures available?

Recently, I asked a question about Giardia (see here), and got a few answers which said that giardiasis takes 1-2 weeks to develop (by which time I will have died in the wild, or have been rescued).

To drink, or not to drink?

If I am in a survival situation, is there any reason I shouldn't drink the available water? I know about Giardia and cholera. Are these worthy concerns, or are there good enough cures available that they can be outruled?

I am aware that that giardiasis and many other diseases take a week or two to develop by which time I will have either died in the wild, or have been rescued. Are there quick-acting ones that will debilitate me faster than dehydration?

To drink, or not to drink?