I'm not sure where this should go, so I'll post it here (as an FYI)
From MSNBC:
6 die from brain-eating amoeba after swimming
Rare organism that lives in lakes entered victims’ bodies through the nose
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After doing more tests, doctors said Aaron probably picked up the amoeba a week before while swimming in the balmy shallows of Lake Havasu, a popular man-made lake on the Colorado River between Arizona and California.
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People who are infected tend to complain of a stiff neck, headaches and fevers. In the later stages, they’ll show signs of brain damage such as hallucinations and behavioral changes, he said.
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Once infected, most people have little chance of survival. Some drugs have stopped the amoeba in lab experiments, but people who have been attacked rarely survive, Beach said.
Just thought everyone should be aware...
From MSNBC:
6 die from brain-eating amoeba after swimming
Rare organism that lives in lakes entered victims’ bodies through the nose
...
<snip>
After doing more tests, doctors said Aaron probably picked up the amoeba a week before while swimming in the balmy shallows of Lake Havasu, a popular man-made lake on the Colorado River between Arizona and California.
...
...
People who are infected tend to complain of a stiff neck, headaches and fevers. In the later stages, they’ll show signs of brain damage such as hallucinations and behavioral changes, he said.
...
...
Once infected, most people have little chance of survival. Some drugs have stopped the amoeba in lab experiments, but people who have been attacked rarely survive, Beach said.
Just thought everyone should be aware...
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