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Texas Woman Dies From Horrifying Brain-Eating Amoeba [View all] riversedge Jun 8 OP
Can one become infected with this by swimming in a contaminated lake... Oopsie Daisy Jun 8 #1
You bet. In place near shore where there is not much water action and the water is warm ... marble falls Jun 8 #2
Fortunately, not very high. Otherwise, with 340 million Americans, they're would be panic. paleotn Jun 8 #3
Yes, but occurences are rare. sl8 Jun 8 #5
According to the Mayo clinic, the organism is fairly ubiquitous, but infection is very, very rare. Martin68 Jun 8 #20
Thank you. Good information. Oopsie Daisy Jun 8 #21
Undoubtedly it would be horrible to die of this disease, but hyping the possibility of anyone contracting it is Martin68 Jun 9 #22
Oh shit! liberalgunwilltravel Jun 8 #4
Do not nasal irrigate! It's dangerous. BradBo Jun 8 #6
It's perfectly safe when you follow directions and use distilled water. Talitha Jun 8 #14
Or boiled water Mysterian Jun 8 #16
Correct! forgotmylogin Jun 8 #17
This is a bit off-topic, but a specific type of brain-eating amoeba can be stopped by a medicine manufactured in China. John1956PA Jun 8 #7
Saved that little girl in Texas who was just playing outside wolfie001 Jun 8 #9
Use distilled water with a neti pot SARose Jun 8 #8
I use distilled water in the cpap machine wolfie001 Jun 8 #10
CDC article that this is based on: sl8 Jun 8 #11
..another reason whathehell Jun 8 #12
RV water is a petrie dish in itself. Historic NY Jun 8 #13
Don't be too terrified Warpy Jun 8 #15
Wasn't this already posted on Friday? FakeNoose Jun 8 #18
I survived amebosis in 99. IbogaProject Jun 8 #19
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