#297179 - 10/02/2005:46 AMRe: Brain-eating amoeba in Texas city water supplies
[Re: hikermor]
Phaedrus
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Originally Posted By: hikermor
I know absolutely nothing about this organism, but unless you ingest some of your shower water, woul you not be OK?
The folks that die from this particular ameoba are usually infected when water enters the nasal passages. From there it's a hop, skip and a jump to the brain.
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