Posted on 07/25/2019 2:51:11 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Officials said the victim, from Guilford County, died after developing primary amebic meningoencephalitis, an illness caused by an amoeba that is naturally present in warm freshwater during the summer.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that the individual’s illness was caused by Naegleria fowleri, which is an amoeba (one-celled living organism) commonly found in warm freshwater. The amoeba does not cause illness if swallowed but can be fatal if forced up the nose. Infections usually occur when it is hot for prolonged periods of time, which results in higher water temperatures and lower water levels.
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Which means that it is probably underdiagnosed (if that is a word).
Probably. But it would get picked up in the post mortem autopsy.
You are not going to miss a bunch of ameba swimming around in brain matter under a microscope. They are way bigger than brain cells.
I think I read about a case a few weeks ago.
They recommend distilled water in neti pots.
Thank God for your experience and knowledge...bless you!
Thank you
Agreed. I conclude it is usually difficult to know if it is due to lack of scholarship or done by conscious intent.
Who, What, Why, Where, When, and How
If the MSM (uranilists) told us this, the news bite would be over in seconds.
Otherwise, it takes 29 minutes and a plethora of commercials to get to just one lonely fact.
Not trying to be stupidly funny about but the first thought to me was this sounds like a democratic disease.
You’re welcome.
Dreadful. RIP.
There are between 0 and 8 cases of this per year.
It is indeed rare (fortunately) considering how many people are in contact with warm water in the summer time.
Millions upon millions swim in fresh water ponds, lakes, streams and rivers every summer... and in a bad year less than 2 handfuls of people contract this. Its INCREDIBLY rare.... sadly it is usually fatal if you get it, but it is indeed INCREDIBLY RARE.
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