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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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To: UCANSEE2

same deal with “clips” and “magazines”.


21 posted on 08/28/2014 5:16:50 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: erlayman

And it has not been a particularly warm summer.


22 posted on 08/28/2014 5:21:06 PM PDT by mylife
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To: Kartographer

Maybe they should hire some illegal immigrants to pick the amoebas out of the water .... you know, doing the jobs Americans won’t!


23 posted on 08/28/2014 5:30:50 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (If you are reading this then you are probably one of the NWO designated 6.5 billion excess people.)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Alerio, Jindal, and Edwards....Google them....the brain eating Jindal is trying to infect the Union....fresh outta the “Red Stick”.

Hell, just google John Alerio, and you will find Piyush Jindal, and Edwin Edwards.

Cheers, Johnny!


24 posted on 08/28/2014 5:32:47 PM PDT by SgtBob (Freedom is not for the faint of heart. Semper Fi!)
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To: Kartographer

“It is important to remember that the water is safe to drink; the amoeba cannot infect an individual through the stomach.”

Um, no thanks.


25 posted on 08/28/2014 5:34:48 PM PDT by Hugin ("Do yourself a favor--first thing, get a firearm!)
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To: Hugin

Oh come on, don’t be such a wussy! ;-)


26 posted on 08/28/2014 5:39:05 PM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: Secret Agent Man
"same deal with “clips” and “magazines”."

That's easy!

These are clips

And these are magiznes.

27 posted on 08/28/2014 5:44:04 PM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: Kartographer

A sample of the brain eating amoeba was sent to the White House, where it died of starvation.

CC


28 posted on 08/28/2014 6:02:43 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
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To: Kartographer; neverdem; ProtectOurFreedom; Mother Abigail; EBH; vetvetdoug; Smokin' Joe; ...
Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

29 posted on 08/28/2014 7:11:23 PM PDT by null and void (If Bill Clinton was the first black president, why isn't Barack Obama the first woman president?)
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