Other So ya wanna ride in Fresh water?

[FlightPlanDan]

Brain Eating Amoeba!!!

I'll stay in the salt....Thank you.


http://www.wwltv.com/news/health/Doctors-explain-cause-of-brain-eating-amoeba-128043523.html

It usually happens to children after water is pushed up their noses from jumping in to water in lakes, ponds and rivers. People can swallow this organism and be fine, but for some when it gets lodged up in the nose, it goes to the brain and consumes it as its food.

 

[Freakrider]

I hear ya ! When I go to my nearby test lake I make sure I don't fall in because a brain is a good thing...

 

[shawn_NJ]

Heard that on the radio when we were down there. I like salt water...

 

[steve-uk]

well that explains a few things........

 

[FlightPlanDan]

well that explains a few things........

Please .... explain!

 

[steve-uk]

Please .... explain!

i ride mainly fresh water...

 

[tor*p*do]

obama supporters have nothing to worry about . . . . .

 

[matth113]

LOL A-men

 

[FlightPlanDan]

I was always told that "fish" was brain food. Good for cognitive thinking etc...


I'm gonna start riding lakes, ponds and puddles. (so I can qualify for disability via amoeba brain loss) LOL!!


is this new? or is it something that has just been discovered?

It must be a difficult thing to study! So many have so few brain cells to start with, and so many don't seem to be able to use the cells that they have left.....

 

[AtomicPunk]

we were just discussing these things sitting out in the Gulf last weekend...
Honestly, I can't stand riding in freshwater, just seems unnatural to me.

 

[IS0LD0UT]

Crazy. I get sinus flushes from the lake about everytime I ride. Bummer.

 

[Montanaflash]

Brain eating amoeba or leg eating shark, they all have their downside...

 

[FlightPlanDan]

It is not my intention to "down" fresh water... But I only ride salt/surf.

The "test" lake doesn't even seem that attractive to me now.

 

[rizk828]

that sux. i ride mainly lake and i always feel stuffy when i'm done riding. my wife complains that i get stupider with age and now i know why. damn amoeba!

 

[Freakrider]

This is not a new thing... I heard a specialist say on the news the other day that all it takes is 80 + degree freshwater or a insufficiently treated pool.

 

[rizk828]

This is not a new thing... I heard a specialist say on the news the other day that all it takes is 80 + degree freshwater or a insufficiently treated pool.

true. every summer we hear of someone getting sick in florida from amoeba or bacteria while swimming in ponds and lakes here.

 

[swapmeet]

Nope, not new. My test lake is a cooling lake for a power plant. It is very suspect for this bacteria.
They won't let people swim in the lake, but you can boat, ski etc. I did a lot of research about the bacteria.
I think the name is Negleria... I'm on my phone, can't research.

But if you look at the statistics, 30 people have died in the last 10 years I think.
It's nasty stuff though, it will kill you in roughly 15 days, first it seems like a headache, and proceeds with symptoms like hallucinations etc, it's more or less eats your brain. It's often misdiagnosed the first 7 days, and by the time they figure out what it is it's too late.
They've never been able to save someone who gets infected because it's so aggressive, they don't have a chance to try out a cure.

Warm, shallow water is most suspect, 85* and up from what I remember.

While its nasty scary stuff, the likelihood of contracting it is extremely low. I'm not gonna stop riding out of fear of this stuff.

 

[Snivilous]

I read on Msnbc i think about that . They theorize that most people get it, some people just have it go high order for some weird reason and die. As said, it's insanely rare, and cases are spread out.

 

[peterlocal22]

thats just plain disturbing

 

[Freakrider]

Guess it's time for an Amoeba brain enema flush ! who's got a flush kit ?