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Brain-eating amoeba found in St. John Parish water system
The Times-Picayune ^
| 8/28/14
| Littice Bacon-Blood
Posted on 08/28/2014 4:36:46 PM PDT by Kartographer
The water system in Reserve, Garyville and Mount Airy has tested positive for a potentially deadly brain-eating bacteria, the state Department of Health and Hospitals said Wednesday. Officials say the Naegleria fowleri amoeba was found in samples taken from St. John the Baptist Parish's Water District No. 1, which serves 12,577 people in those east bank communities.
There are no known cases of illness from the bacteria. But officials warned residents to take precautions against getting water in their nasal passages, which is how the amoeba can move to the brain.
"Families can take simple steps to protect themselves from exposure to this amoeba, the most important being to avoid allowing water to go up your nose while bathing or swimming in a pool," state health officer Jimmy Guidry. "It is important to remember that the water is safe to drink; the amoeba cannot infect an individual through the stomach.
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Always something.
To: null and void
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posted on
08/28/2014 4:37:14 PM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Kartographer
Um, amoeba aren’t bacteria. Just saying...
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posted on
08/28/2014 4:38:40 PM PDT
by
piytar
(The predator-class is furious that their prey are shooting back.)
To: Kartographer
This is a Nettie Pot killer and a swimming pool kid ping.
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posted on
08/28/2014 4:38:43 PM PDT
by
KC Burke
(Gowdy for Supreme Court)
To: Kartographer
. "It is important to remember that the water is safe to drink;Just don't let it go down the wrong 'pipe' or you'll be blowing it out through your nose.
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posted on
08/28/2014 4:39:44 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: Kartographer
Didn’t 0bama visit down there at one time?
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posted on
08/28/2014 4:40:16 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(I Was Told Nobody Is Perfect But Yet, Here I Am)
To: Kartographer
Did it escape from the State capitol or something? That sounds like a politician disease.
/johnny
To: Kartographer
Brain-eating amoeba found in water system, but the water is safe to drink. Ok, got it.
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posted on
08/28/2014 4:43:21 PM PDT
by
Veggie Todd
(The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
To: piytar
Um, amoeba arent bacteria.That's what is known in journalism as 'poetic license'.
In the real world, it's called being ignorant.
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posted on
08/28/2014 4:43:30 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: Kartographer
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posted on
08/28/2014 4:43:35 PM PDT
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: Kartographer
Can’t they just throw some chlorine in the water?
/s
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posted on
08/28/2014 4:44:16 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: Kartographer
avoid allowing water to go up your nose while bathing or swimming in a pool But if it does, an amoeba will eat your brain.
I think I'd skip the swimming, and I'd join a gym to do the bathing. What a nightmare.
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posted on
08/28/2014 4:44:42 PM PDT
by
St_Thomas_Aquinas
( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
To: Kartographer
Normally, this amoeba is harmless. It only becomes lethal when combined with Dihydrogen Monoxide. Unfortunately, this industrial pollutant is found throughout most urban plumbing systems, creating a deadly situation for our children. The EPA should be issued emergency powers immediately.
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posted on
08/28/2014 4:48:52 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
("Harvey Dent, can we trust him?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBsdV--kLoQ)
To: Kartographer
Send it to Washington, DC. It will starve to death.
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posted on
08/28/2014 4:49:13 PM PDT
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
To: Kartographer
Again? I first heard of this from a resident of Louisiana back in the 80’s.
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posted on
08/28/2014 4:49:34 PM PDT
by
mylife
To: Kartographer
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posted on
08/28/2014 4:53:57 PM PDT
by
mylife
To: Kartographer
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posted on
08/28/2014 4:57:20 PM PDT
by
crazydad
(Obamamohamed is a traitor)
To: Kartographer
It is too late. The amoeba already affected a great many people as the 2012 election clearly shows.
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posted on
08/28/2014 5:02:33 PM PDT
by
Stepan12
To: Kartographer
A few hundred tons of chlorinated pool shock dropped by air, will fix that reservoir right up.
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posted on
08/28/2014 5:03:25 PM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
( Some days you're the windshield, and some days you're the bug.)
To: mylife
It is found in lakes and rivers, water parks, public pools etc across the country but I think particularly in Southern tier states and of course most dangerous during the summer when everyone is out.
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posted on
08/28/2014 5:16:21 PM PDT
by
erlayman
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