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User ID: 46155084 United States 09/16/2013 02:31 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | IN LOUISIANA - BRAIN-eating AMOEBA in plumbing system An investigation is underway to determine how a rare brain-eating amoeba found its way into a plumbing system of a home in Louisiana, according to the Center for Disease Control. A four-year-old boy from Mississippi became the fourth confirmed infection in 2013 of the amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, last week, after playing in water from the home in St. Barnard Parish, La. The Department of Health and Hospitals in Louisiana has confirmed that the amoeba was found in the home's plumbing system. In previous cases, the CDC has linked the infections to warm water and drought conditions. "When we go back and look at where exposure may have occurred, we see the infections occur where water levels are low or where there are drought conditions or after a heat wave," Dr. Jennifer Cope, medical epidemiologist at the CDC, told AccuWeather.com. Naegleri fowleri is thermophillic, or heat-loving, and can thrive in temperatures higher than 100 degrees F. [ link to www.accuweather.com] Last Edited by Ms. Superduper on 09/16/2013 02:32 AMGreater is He who is in me than he who is in the world.
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 18022059 Australia 09/16/2013 02:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: IN LOUISIANA - BRAIN-eating AMOEBA in plumbing system That explains a great deal. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 14380192 United States 09/16/2013 02:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: IN LOUISIANA - BRAIN-eating AMOEBA in plumbing system Hmm...
That was one fucked up plumb job. |
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User ID: 46155084 United States 09/16/2013 02:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: IN LOUISIANA - BRAIN-eating AMOEBA in plumbing system Hmm...
That was one fucked up plumb job.
Quoting: Astral Goat I was wondering if this was near that creepy oozing hole in Louisiana. Greater is He who is in me than he who is in the world.
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User ID: 13136264 Netherlands 09/16/2013 03:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: IN LOUISIANA - BRAIN-eating AMOEBA in plumbing system god bless...it's always the little children |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 33435073 United States 09/16/2013 04:03 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: IN LOUISIANA - BRAIN-eating AMOEBA in plumbing system They have bad water there |