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2-year-old Nevada boy dies from brain-eating amoeba likely contracted at natural hot spring | CNN (www.cnn.com)

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A 2-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba infection this week, according to the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health and a Facebook post from the child’s mother.

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[–] Horik@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, f*@k, I was just in hot springs 2 days ago...

[–] CalamariSafari@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's pretty rare and only a potential problem if you put your head under the water. Here in New Zealand we have lots of hot springs and that's the reason there's signs saying don't put your head under the water.

[–] worfamerryman 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If it’s that dangerous the signs should really say, “Don’t enter. Risk of death.”

[–] Stuka@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not though, it's just that not putting your head under is 100% effective at preventing the already very rare occurrence

[–] worfamerryman 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I guess it seems like such a severe outcome that it’s just not rolling the dice in it. Especially since it’s just basically getting into hot water.

[–] Tomassci@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

It is only a problem if it gets inside your olfactory nerve.