Boy, 11, died in Slovakia from "American brain amoeba"Naegleria, which has been thought to live only in one pond in USA, was somehow infecting Slovak boy. He died despite treatment. The amoeba enjoys +25 degree fresh water in summers and its around that time when people swimming in USA are at risk of getting water in their noses.The amoeba travels through the nose to the brain. It drills itself all the way to the brain once it has penetrated nose as far as water goes. It might take several days before its inside the brian.https://www.tekniikkatalous.fi/uutiset/a/789e892a-6696-449f-85ab-45d1a3f7403dCould the amoeba thrive in Finland as well?The answer is "maybe". We know nothing about it, while its living in lakes, only what happens once it is inhabiting peoples brain.Just how high the risk is anyway?>so far 167 people have died from Naegleria infection and the organism was found in late 1960s
>>521075643>American brain amoebaAka LGBT
>>521075643to avoid it, make sure you only swim in still water
>>521075643I stick to swimming in the ocean
>>521076400there are medusoids though (at least in Australian coast)
>>521076694The only risks ive faced swimming in the Atlantic has been jelly fish and in some places there are these tiny sand crabs, never experienced that but heard about it. I have been stung by jelly fish before.
>>521075643>"American brain amoeba"What horrors are mutts hiding?
