The infection control issues should be discussed with the mikveh attendant in advance. Arrangements can be made to reduce the risk of infection to less than that of a home bath tub.
First contact the attendant to find out the method that is used to disinfect the mikveh. It they use chlorine or another chemical, ask if you could be the first to immerse after they change the water and add the disinfectant. If they use a filtration system, it is probably still best for you to be the first to immerse after the water change.
Assuming arrangements as above, most infection control issues are in the preparation rooms used by many women rather than in the well-maintained mikveh water. We suggest you
prepare at home, bringing a comb from home to comb through your hair prior to immersion, inspecting yourself visually in the preparation room, and dunking one extra time in the mikveh water prior to the "official"
immersion in order to wet your hair and body.
