'Brain-eating amoeba' kills third person

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'Brain-eating amoeba' kills third person

Post by itai » Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:18 pm

Okay this is pretty scary to think about. There are zombie amoebas in water that can eat your brains and kill you.

[Royal you have nothing to worry about.. lucky!]
A nine-year-old Virginia boy has died after swimming in water infected by a bug known as the "brain-eating amoeba," according to reports. It was the third such death this month.
Naegleria fowleri moves into the body through the nose and destroys brain tissue, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bug causes primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, a nearly always fatal disease of the central nervous system, the CDC reported.
“It’s a very rare disease,” he explained. “There have only been 111 cases reported since 1962. So it’s difficult to know what an effective treatment might be.”
Naegleria fowleri is usually found warm, stagnant water in freshwater lakes, ponds and rivers. It can also be found in wells.
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Post by Royal » Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:32 pm

This is nuts. The worst thing is something messing with your brain against your will. Be it a person or an amoeba.

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Post by Royal » Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:34 pm

I wonder if marijuana and mediation can kill it.

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Post by itai » Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:35 pm

Royal wrote:This is nuts. The worst thing is something messing with your brain against your will. Be it a person or an amoeba.
somethiing FEEDING off your brains at that. omg.. I can barely stand a tick on me

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Post by Royal » Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:51 pm

Can I feed off your energy?

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Post by IndicusMaximus » Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:46 am

Fucking vampires!
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Re: 'Brain-eating amoeba' kills third person

Post by Pam » Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:52 am

Huh? It isn't safe to drink water now?

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