death by amoeba

[brainhulk]

http://news.yahoo.com/amoeba-blamed-swimming-death-florida-222005527.html

A dangerous amoeba that thrives in warm, freshwater bodies in the heat of summer caused the recent death of a 16-year-old Central Florida girl, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control confirmed on Monday.
Courtney Nash died Saturday, 10 days after she, her brother and four friends went swimming August 3 in the St. Johns River on Florida's east coast, her uncle, Thomas Uzel, said at a news conference.
"They were having fun just like any other kid would out in the water," he said.

well, no more lakes and rivers for me. I'll stick to the clean ocean!

 

[Fritzo]

Out of 118 people reported to have had the amoeba infection since 1962, only one survived, Yoder said.

You still have a chance.

 

[LookBehindYou]

I read that yesterday, what a way to go.

 

[moshquerade]

I read this too. Why were amoebas so cute when you first learn about them in school?
Cute little one celled creatures, but they are really KILLERS!

 

[Sentrosi2121]

I always thought they didn't have time to kill anyone. They're too busy fucking themselves.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

I heard about these in 7th grade science. Pretty messed up way to lose someone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naegleria_fowleri#Infection

yea, sounds pretty gruesome.

 

[the DRIZZLE]

http://news.yahoo.com/amoeba-blamed-swimming-death-florida-222005527.html



well, no more lakes and rivers for me. I'll stick to the clean ocean!

I think I'll take my chances with the amoebas. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3756527/Bride-sees-shark-eat-groom-in-Seychelles.html

 

[Red Squirrel]

Wow, remind me not to go swin in a Florida lake. At least the water here in Northern Ontario is clean from deadly stuff like that.

 

[Texashiker]

Most of the time, those types of amoebas flourish in stagnated water, or water that is not moving.

If you go swimming in a pond, lake, canal,,,, swim in water that has some kind of movement - current or wave action.

However, the amoeba can be found in any freshwater.

related article - http://www.khou.com/news/Texas-boy-dies-from-rare-disease-after-river-swim-101981783.html

 

[Iron Woode]

this was seen in the season 2 finale of House: Euphoria.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Most of the time, those types of amoebas flourish in stagnated water, or water that is not moving.

If you go swimming in a pond, lake, canal,,,, swim in water that has some kind of movement - current or wave action.

However, the amoeba can be found in any freshwater.

related article - http://www.khou.com/news/Texas-boy-dies-from-rare-disease-after-river-swim-101981783.html

Yea, I was going to mention that too, but the in the story she was swimming in a river so it contradicted what I understood about it.

 

[Fritzo]

Brain eating in action:

http://animal.discovery.com/videos/monsters-inside-me-the-brain-eating-amoeba.html

 

[AMDZen]

One more reason not to live or even visit Florida, as if I needed another

 

[911paramedic]

You will often see warning signs at hot springs that warn you not to submerge your head. D:

 

[ViperXX]

I remember reading about this exact same thing happening to a kid last year.

 

[MotF Bane]

Killed a kid in Virginia now.

 

[Dirigible]

Unthinking brain eaters killing folks?

Run! It's the amoeba apocalypse!!!!