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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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[–] 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.