here is the article:
http://www.comcast.net/news/index.jsp?cat=GENERAL&fn=/2007/09/28/775117.html&cvqh=itn_amoeba
am the only one is finds this scary?
2007-09-28 18:04:12 · 6 answers · asked by Captin Obvious 2 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
No, you are not the only one who finds this scary.
3 young boys contracted this amoebic infection in my community this year. One of them likely caught it from a swimming pool that had not been properly maintained-that was a first to me.
Encephalitis caused by Naegleria fowleri is very rare, however, even with treatment, this infection often results in death.
I don't think we've done a good enough job of informing people about taking precautions when water temperatures are very warm.
2007-09-29 02:17:30 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yup... But chill.-These things have been around FOREVER. It's only reciently that Scientists have figured out what killed a few people off every year for what used to be "no discernable reason". There's nothing anyone can really do about it- it's such a rare thing. Amoebas are part of the Aquatic "Landscape". And you just happen to be REALLY unlucky, & in the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time- to have one kill you like that.
2007-09-28 18:33:48 · answer #2 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
strategies eating amoeba?That'll be some thing respectable in a humorous tale e book.do not undertaking approximately it a lot,your nostril is crammed with hairs(specific,hairs!)which will clear out airborne dirt and dirt,germs and your mucus helps too.the only crap which you will desire to worry of is parasites.in case you accidently swallow or breathe in a parasite egg..nicely in accordance with what form of parasite it is,the outcomes ain't incredibly.You spend years without understanding your a variety of to a parasite and a parasite usually infest the digestive gadget nonetheless in rarer yet in addition severe cases,they could be on your strategies yet I heavily doubt there's a parasite there too.lower back...Amoeba does not consume your strategies...
2016-12-17 12:46:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is scary. Who does not get water in there nose? Amoeba are every where, except salt water, maybe?
HERE A WEBSITE THAT GIVES FACTUAL INFO
http://www.cdc.gov/Ncidod/dpd/parasites/naegleria/factsht_naegleria.htm#infection_source
2007-09-28 18:07:53 · answer #4 · answered by Monet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I heard it tonight on the news. No, you are not the only one that finds this scary. It is very alarming.
2007-09-28 18:15:15 · answer #5 · answered by That one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
glad i dont swim
2007-09-28 22:03:44 · answer #6 · answered by kobefor3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋