oh great something new to worry about,, brain eating bugs... gee.
and here i have headache right now
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,298338,00.html
and here i have headache right now
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,298338,00.html
Looks like the only place left for you to go swimming is the bathtub!Originally Posted by GingersMom
I am never, ever going swimming again.
I don't swim in pools because the chlorine kills my hair.
I don't swim in the ocean because A.) where I live it's too cold - NUMBING, in fact; B.) in warmer waters there are predators like sharks, scary things like sting-rays and stinging jellyfish, etc., not to mention the fact that the oceans are the world's toilet.
And now, I can no longer swim in fresh water because of killer amoebas.
Yeah...great...
Yup. Unfortunately, if I fill up my tub, it barely reaches my knees, so that's out, too!Originally Posted by Cocoalily
Looks like the only place left for you to go swimming is the bathtub!
No, it's nothing like that. When it does occur, it is very rare to begin with. It's been around for a long time, you just don't hear that much about it because the occurence is low.Originally Posted by Moz
Is this like the new AIDS/Ebola virus or something? That's what it sounds like to me. I'm glad I don't swim.. I don't want my brain to be eaten by an amoeba.
An Amoeba is neither a bug, insect or even a bacteria. They are all single (1) cell organisms. Most are to small to be seen with the naked eye, but some of the largest can be seen without a microscope. They move about like small little blobs feeding on decaying matter, bacteria and other living organisms smaller than itself.Originally Posted by Frisk
Oh my gosh!! That poor boy! That is soo scarey.
I just hate bugs... I have the creeps now.
Yes, they can be killed very easily. Chlorinating the water will destroy them, so your city water is safe. However, they have not found a drug that can destroy it when it enters the body. Most Amoebas are found at the bottom of warm lake or pond, on the top surface of the mud.Wa----it. If it says that nothing can kill it right now and its becoming a problem, whose to say that even our own city water filtration can stop it