What the heck! In Arizona, Texas and hmm, I can't remember the other state. It was on Fox news.
This was "fresh" water like in lakes and streams.
2007-09-30 11:23:20 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
It's an ameoba. And it only can be found in warm water (82 degrees or higher). The ameoba enters through the nose and goes into the brain and attack it. A young boy died in Arizona after swimming in Lake Havasu. There is one easy preventive tool available. It's a nose clip which prevents the ameoba from entering the nose. Chlorine doesn't kill the amoeba even in a swimming pool. So , the clip is the way to go.
2007-09-30 11:30:09 · answer #1 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it made Texas news because of the many lakes we have here. Apparently this amoeba flourishes in warm water and enters through the nose. Shortly thereafter , the person feels like he has a terrible headache. But in a short amount of time, the swimmer ( a young boy) was dead.
If it's not one thing, it's another.
2007-10-01 01:33:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Florida. It is an amoeba, which is another form of one celled organism. It thrives in fresh water at temperatures over 80^F, which is why it is limited to the far southern states. A Young boy from Lakeland died a couple weeks ago from this parasite after swimming in a local lake.. Roughly 10 have died so far this year in the US. To avoid this pest, avoid swimming in fresh water that feels warm. Swimming in salt water is safe as the amoeba cannot live in salt water.
2007-09-30 20:04:14 · answer #3 · answered by bob h 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yea, it enters through the nose and causes a severe headache. The boys who were infected, died within two weeks. They think that doing somersaults could cause water to get up your nose. The water in lakes has gotten warmer and that has something to do with it also. So very sad....
2007-09-30 19:16:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes and apparently Global warming is making it more prevalent as these amoebas like very warm water. I believe it to be one more warning sign with the record number of floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, as well as melting ice caps and average global temperatures manifesting more extreme in the last few years.
2007-09-30 18:28:53 · answer #5 · answered by Love of Truth 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whoa, I might have that in my system! My thoughts have been all over the place lately, and my sleep has been unusually deep.
BTW what Gato said about "the end being near," it's true. We have trashed our environment and this amoeba is just the beginning.
2007-09-30 18:33:40 · answer #6 · answered by perfectlybaked 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, its sad because the last one to die was i think a 12 year old boy - we live on a lake but my kids will never be in it again! Sad because they love to ski and such - we will definitely be doing the nose clip for our pool!
2007-09-30 18:49:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes I heard about the brain eating amoeba, not bacteria.
2007-09-30 18:27:06 · answer #8 · answered by ginarose 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i saw it on yahoo! news...oh yeah it is an amoeba
its found in hot water,
and
the other state was florida!!
thats so scary, its like, "the end is near."
idk im not swimming ever again.
it like gets in ur brain....wtf?
then global warming is making it worse....
2007-09-30 18:28:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes I did but it doesn't matter. People these days don't have much of a brain to eat.
2007-09-30 18:37:46 · answer #10 · answered by Williamstown 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋