Third Death Reported From Brain Parasite this summer one in LA

[Hitman]

Wierd...


The video fails to talk about the LA case where the kid died from an Amoeba in his Tap Water
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/wireStory?id=14328749

More articles HERE

The third case, was in Louisiana, and more unusual. It was a young man whose death in June was traced to the tap water he used in a device called a neti pot. It's a small teapot-shaped container used to rinse out the nose and sinuses with salt water to relieve allergies, colds and sinus trouble.

Health officials later found the amoeba in the home's water system. The problem was confined to the house; it wasn't found in city water samples, said Dr. Raoult Ratard, Louisiana's state epidemiologist.

The young man, who was only identified as in his 20s and from southeast Louisiana, had not been swimming nor been in contact with surface water, Ratard added.

What water system in the house? The pipes?

Hmm I'd like ot hear more about this.

 

[jimdana1942]

Da-n amoeba.

Is that stuff transmittable?

 

[Azimuth]

Person to person, no.

 

[Rahllin]

Great, its like they are following me! The other two deaths I heard were in Virginia and Florida. My girlfriend is from Virginia, she lived here in Louisiana, I recently moved her to Florida for school.... Gheeze, I am not safe anywhere!

 

[Moondew]

Keep grungy water out of your nose!

 

[LongGoneDays]

Many people have been infected but do not yet realize it. It kill the brain first, usually the body 1-70 years later.

 

[bigjakewelch]

Many people have been infected but do not yet realize it. It kill the brain first, usually the body 1-70 years later.

That is a different type of parasite it's clinical name is "Democrat-Umung-Us"

 

[Emperor]

That is a different type of parasite it's clinical name is "Democrat-Umung-Us"

That's a good one there, buddy.

Seriously though, if this creeps you out, don't EVEN dare look into the ones that come from eating sashimi or raw sushi. Particularly if you eat it.

 

[bayoupirate]

What's the best caliber for Ameobas?

 

[swood]

distilled water should be used for the sinus irrigation....never tap water because of contaminants!!

 

[Rahllin]

That's a good one there, buddy.

Seriously though, if this creeps you out, don't EVEN dare look into the ones that come from eating sashimi or raw sushi. Particularly if you eat it.

DAMNIT! Why did I have to go browsing through this thread again to see this Ignorance is bliss...

 

[oleheat]

Like we don't have enough crap to worry about already......

 

[SirIsaacNewton]

I heard about this occurring a couple times in florida during the summer months. Water is warmer and more people swimming. Statistically your probably more likely to be struck by lightning....

 

[IfItFliesItDies]

Statistically your probably more likely to be struck by lightning....

Or coconuts even.

This is just another pathetic attempt by the media to scare people with stuff they should never be scared of. Bird flu, swine flu, E. coli, it's all bullsh*t. It's real, but it's so rare that even devoting a single brain cell to worrying about it would be a gross misuse of human resources.

It pisses me off when the media tries to blow irrelevant medical conditions out of proportion. If they really want to report on an important and dangerous medical condition then talk about Jenny McCarthy has indirectly caused the death of over 700 children by convincing their parents not get them vaccinated.

 

[TomTerrific]

I believe a teenager died from it up here.

 

[Ironman26]

Wierd...


The video fails to talk about the LA case where the kid died from an Amoeba in his Tap Water
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/wireStory?id=14328749

More articles HERE



What water system in the house? The pipes?

Hmm I'd like ot hear more about this.

I'd like to hear more about this myself... you're supposed to use warm Distilled water with a saline solution before you use the Neti pot!!!!! Bad time of the year to be in the water,but when was it ever during the summer !

 

[Leonidas]

This is just another pathetic attempt by the media to scare people with stuff they should never be scared of. Bird flu, swine flu, E. coli, it's all bullsh*t. It's real, but it's so rare that even devoting a single brain cell to worrying about it would be a gross misuse of human resources.

True dat, friend. Its life, no one gets out of it alive.

 

[Shwane]

What's the best caliber for Ameobas?

Win!