India, April 22 -- An Australian woman has issued a warning to tourists visiting Thailand, urging caution while swimming at the country's beaches after a personal incident landed her in hospital. Angela Giakas said she contracted a bacterial infection after taking a dip in the waters of Thailand's Monkey Bay.

Giakas accidentally ingested a bit of water while swimming in Monkey Bay. Less than 16 hours later, she was in the hospital with a drip in her arm.

"Just an FYI to anyone travelling and swimming around the shallow bays & beaches!! I only ingested a little bit of water in monkey bay but it gave me a bacterial infection," the Australian travel vlogger warned on Instagram.

She even noted that what happened to her is not uncommon - "A...