@jimm619 saidIf you post in this Forum you can gain points by doing a bit of research and stating some facts...
This is right out of a sci-fi movie
https://news.yahoo.com/teenager-fighting-life-contracting-brain-204926472.html
So we talk about [i]Naegleria fowleri[/]. The micro-organism is found all over the world and there are about two cases/year of infections in the USA.
And yes every other year we read such an article. It is bad for those affected, but it is not a real problem for the general population.
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@ponderable saidAnd we all know that there's only two cases in the USA per year because they can only find two brains worth eating in the USA per year.
If you post in this Forum you can gain points by doing a bit of research and stating some facts...
So we talk about [i]Naegleria fowleri[/]. The micro-organism is found all over the world and there are about two cases/year of infections in the USA.
And yes every other year we read such an article. It is bad for those affected, but it is not a real problem for the general population.
*Rimshot* I'll be here all evening, yallyall!
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@ponderable saidI had never heard of it, but sure is spooky....
If you post in this Forum you can gain points by doing a bit of research and stating some facts...
So we talk about [i]Naegleria fowleri[/]. The micro-organism is found all over the world and there are about two cases/year of infections in the USA.
And yes every other year we read such an article. It is bad for those affected, but it is not a real problem for the general population.
Can you imagine, a fun day at the beach,
5 days later you're dead....It would be considered
a far fetched plot in a Sci-Fi Flick.
....................Spooky like Ebola, but that doesn't (to my knowledge,)
happen in North America
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@shallow-blue saidThink they look around for MAGA HATS,
And we all know that there's only two cases in the USA per year because they can only find two brains worth eating in the USA per year.
*Rimshot* I'll be here all evening, yallyall!
or avoid them? I mean they want an actual brain, right?
@jimm619 saidI heard about someone getting this from an amusement, I think it was in Texas or somewhere around there, young guy around 20 yrs old. He died. If I remember correctly, the amount of chlorine wasn't enough.
This is right out of a sci-fi movie
https://news.yahoo.com/teenager-fighting-life-contracting-brain-204926472.html
The article said the amoeba is found in warm waters, so it's less likely that someone up north may contract the amoeba; but then again, there are plenty of amusement parks up north with warm water.
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@ponderable saidDid I somehow, misrepresent?
If you post in this Forum you can gain points by doing a bit of research and stating some facts...
So we talk about [i]Naegleria fowleri[/]. The micro-organism is found all over the world and there are about two cases/year of infections in the USA.
And yes every other year we read such an article. It is bad for those affected, but it is not a real problem for the general population.
@Ponderable
Is there a vaccine or some such? I guess you don't get vaccines for amoeba's. So I guess next best thing is testing water, air, whatever the transmission comes from to see the prevalence in any given area and avoid whatever is contaminated.
@jimm619 saidNo. You just posted a link without framing. In this case an alarmist one. With the framing, the fact is still interesting, but it is a nice problem (not for the very few who are affected).
Did I somehow, misrepresent?
@sonhouse saidA vaccination against a excavate? Hardly imaginable. How would that work? And would any vaccination be suggested for such a seldom occurence? (People had difficulties to wrap their head around SARS-CoV-2, which is far more abundant.
@Ponderable
Is there a vaccine or some such? I guess you don't get vaccines for amoeba's. So I guess next best thing is testing water, air, whatever the transmission comes from to see the prevalence in any given area and avoid whatever is contaminated.