• SHOCKER! California boy had brain! Dies of amoeba, a rare brain-eating

    From ░»░@21:1/5 to All on Thu Aug 19 03:15:11 2021
    XPost: alt.california, talk.politics.misc, sci.geo.rivers+lakes
    XPost: sac.politics

    RED BLUFF, Calif. — A child infected with an extremely rare
    brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a Northern California lake
    died in a hospital, his family confirmed Friday.

    David Pruitt, 7, of Tehama County, died from primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM, on Aug. 7, said his aunt, Crystal
    Hayley.

    The boy was rushed to the emergency room on July 30 and then
    flown to UC Davis Medical Center where he was on life support
    with severe brain swelling, Hayley said in a fundraising site
    she created for the family to raise funds for his care and
    funeral.

    The infection is extremely rare, and there have only been 10
    cases reported in California since 1971, the Tehama County
    Health Services Agency said in an Aug. 4 news release. It said
    the boy was likely infected in a lake in Tehama County but
    didn’t identify the boy or say where he got infected.

    Tehama County public health officials did not return telephone
    messages from The Associated Press seeking comment.

    His parents declined an interview request from The Associated
    Press. But Hayley said “they want people to be aware of this
    amoeba and the illness signs.”

    The parasite, called Naegleria fowleri, usually infects people
    when contaminated water enters their body through the nose,
    according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    Infection normally occurs when people go swimming or diving in
    warm freshwater places, like lakes and rivers. In rare
    instances, people can get infected if warm water from a swimming
    pool that has not been adequately treated with chlorine enters
    the nose, the CDC said on its page about the infection.

    “Once the ameba enters the nose, it travels to the brain where
    it causes PAM, which is usually fatal,” it said.

    In the first stage of infection, patients report having a severe
    headache, fever, nausea and vomiting. As the infection worsens,
    they can develop a stiff neck and experience seizures or
    hallucinations, according to the CDC.

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  • From SixOverFive @21:1/5 to All on Thu Aug 19 00:16:58 2021
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    Nonsense. Californians have no brains. That
    much is made plain daily.

    As for those ameobas ... yea, be a bit concerned.
    They can be found in any puddle of warm fresh water.
    You're better off in the ocean, well, except for
    the sharks ....

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