Brain-eating amoeba suspected in SW Indiana death

[Moveon]

If you end up drinking water while swimming it usually also goes up your nose. So what I was saying is that it's more likely he got it from swimming which was my main point George. And if you know the anatomy of humans you would know the nose and mouth are connected via the nasal pharangeal passage. So it really doesn't matter if it goes into the mouth and up into the nose or directly into the nose. Either way it can infect you.

Here is a good link about it..........

It has nothing to do with "drinking the water".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary...goencephalitis

[GeoFisher]

If you end up drinking water while swimming it usually also goes up your nose. So what I was saying is that it's more likely he got it from swimming which was my main point George. And if you know the anatomy of humans you would know the nose and mouth are connected via the nasal pharangeal passage. So it really doesn't matter if it goes into the mouth and up into the nose or directly into the nose. Either way it can infect you.

My point was that a person swimming who doesn't gulp down a mouthful of water can also get this problem....I could see where someone could read your initial post about swimming and think that if they are "careful" and don't swallow any of the water, that they are safe. I don't think so.

That is all.

Yea Moveon. I do know a little about anatomy....

Later,

Geo.

[bassmanic1]

Its on 14news.com that the CDC confirms it . Also confirms that me and mine will never go to West Boggs again . Maybe dump a tanker of bleach in it and start over .

[Moveon]

That's true. Good point.

My point was that a person swimming who doesn't gulp down a mouthful of water can also get this problem....I could see where someone could read your initial post about swimming and think that if they are "careful" and don't swallow any of the water, that they are safe. I don't think so.

That is all.

Yea Moveon. I do know a little about anatomy....

Later,

Geo.

[Hoosier Hunter]

Might be surprised how many Indiana lakes it exists in. Better odds of getting hit by lighting. Just saying...

[Moveon]

So what lakes are you talking about? Are you just guessing or do you know something that we should know about? I'd like to know which lakes have this parasite in them before I go there. So Spill the beans, Please.

Might be surprised how many Indiana lakes it exists in. Better odds of getting hit by lighting. Just saying...

[Hoosier Hunter]

Just going by what they said on the news. Extremely rare.....if you're worried you should give up fishing. I'm not worried, and been to boggs since this knowing this. 3 cases in the US this year with the millions of people that went swimming. more people are killied by lightning.

[samlincolnbach]

http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/naegler...tsheet508c.pdf