- SYMPTOMS:
- A change in the sense of smell or taste.
- Fever.
- Sudden severe headache.
- Stiff neck.
- Sensitivity to light.
- Nausea and vomiting.
- Confusion.
- Loss of balance.
- Sleepiness.
- Seizures.
- Hallucinations.
These signs and symptoms can progress rapidly. They typically lead to death within a week.
When to see a doctor
Seek immediate medical attention if you develop a sudden onset of fever, headache, stiff neck and vomiting, particularly if you have recently been in warm, fresh water.
13wmaz– Health officials suspect an Ohio teen died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba infection after visiting the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, NC last week.
The teen was identified as 18-year-old Lauren Seitz. She was visiting the Whitewater Center with her church’s youth music ministry group.
According to the girl’s pastor, the girl was in Charlotte from Ohio with a youth group. One of the stops was the Whitewater Center, where the teams went rafting. The raft the girl was riding in capsized and it is possible that the brain eating amoeba may have traveled up her nose giving her an extremely rare yet fatal infection.
County officials said they cannot say with absolute certainty that the Whitewater Center is where the girl contracted the amoeba, but it appears to be the case because the pastor says the girl was not exposed to open water at any other time in the last 10 days.
The CDC is testing the water at the Whitewater Center collecting samples to determine if that amoeba is present. The county health director says this should not stop people from going swimming.
The suspected cause of death was attributed to Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, an infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, a one-celled organism that does not cause illness if swallowed, but can be fatal if forced up the nose.
Naegleria fowleri infections are rare, officials said. According to the CDC, fewer than 10 cases have been reported annually in the United State during the last 53 years. This amoeba can cause severe illness up to nine days after exposure. A person cannot be infected with Naegleria fowleri by drinking contaminated water and the amoeba is not found in salt water.
In warmer areas where this infection has been more common, recommended precautions include:
• Limit the amount of water going up your nose. Hold your nose shut, use nose clips, or keep your head above water when taking part in warm freshwater-related activities.
• Avoid water-related activities in warm fresh water during periods of high water temperature and low water levels.
• Avoid digging in, or stirring up, the sediment while taking part in water-related activities in shallow, warm fresh water areas.
Some of us have to worry more than others
SAME SYMPTONS AS TEQUILA!!
Ok… I’m going out on a limb and saying that she peed blue or pink, what ever is prego….AND HE DROWNED HER!….It’s just a theory, not a cult…
Were there others on the same capsized raft?
They were OK?
Ann Thracts…Your so correct, it’s almost like she had something to do with Obama’s birth certificate….
Naegleria. Nasty shit. There’s less than a handful of people who survived diagnosis. What’s weird about it is you can have hundreds of people swimming in the same body of water, and no one else is effected. We have no idea why it hits one person, and everyone else escapes unharmed.
harbqll….you’ve just given the reason for 30 countries being overthrown….
Drambuie kills that shit in contact. That’s why I drink it. Compare my posts to Locos. He drinks Takilla. LOL. This is a public service announcement.
Many people think that in Colorado, you can drink the water from those beautiful, clear mountain streams. After all, it just looks so pure and inviting. Don’t even think about it as the giardia parasites will make you wish you were dead.
People who use NETI POTS expose themselves to the same potential danger if they don’t follow proper procedure. It is recommended that you use sterile normal saline or sterile water or even distilled water. Just be careful what you put up your nose.
Redheads.
This is why I stay away from water.
Yep on Neti pots. Never ever use water right outta the tap. Boil it first, or just use a jug of distilled.
How do they know she didn’t get it taking a shower?
Democrats don’t have to worry about the being infected with the brain eating Naegleria fowleri. The poor little amoebas would starve to death if they went up a Democrat’s nose.
Wait. Those sound like symptoms after exposure to Hillary or any liberal bullshit. The only reason libtards don’t die from Hillary exposure, is that they have lost all brain matter except their brain stems.
The Hillary Amoeba campaigns on. Soon it will erect electric fencing around her to ensure the masses don’t get too close.
All the time I’ve spent rafting and kayaking whitewater in the East, I rarely saw any female boater as cute as that.
Sad loss. Rest in peace, paddlin’ lady! May your braces be firm and your rolls be true.
That’s sad.
RIP