AMOEBA ?????

[kko]

you have better odds of getting hit by lightning and wining the lotto in the same day. its not something i worry about. they are a very freak thing.

[gman]

I believe now there is an incident at Lake Havasu also. Heard people talking about it.

[Ruune]

http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/art...ba0926-ON.html

14-year old boy on lake havasu. You guys (and girls) be careful out there! Go up to Needles where the water is frigid and moving!!!!

[dogbert]

CDC says the vast majority of cases appear in boys and young men. There are not many cases, but those are the stats.

[Ruune]

more information on CNN this morning:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/10/04...ake/index.html

[dogbert]

It's good that they are raising awareness, although they don't quite go into enough detail.

[Ruune]

yeah, but if you start going into too much detail you lose the general public. See, Jethro, his son Jim-Bob, and his unclecousin Joe-Bob will still be a-flyin' from their rope swing if they dont get it.

[kana12]

so our local little 800 acre lake is a cooling system for the local pwer plant so the water is being circulated. so its no considered a stagnant lake right ?

[Domsz06]

the amoeba is in the soil of the water, so low lake levels are causing it they said this am

[Ruune]

so our local little 800 acre lake is a cooling system for the local pwer plant so the water is being circulated. so its no considered a stagnant lake right ?

in your case, the water will be even warmer than normal. Although its not stagnant, microorganisms can thrive in this environment. Be careful- you're actually at high risk:
http://www.cdc.gov/Ncidod/dpd/parasi...fection_source

Naegleria fowleri is found worldwide. Most commonly, the ameba is found in:

Warm bodies of freshwater, such as lakes, rivers
Geothermal water such as hot springs
Warm water discharge from industrial plants
Poorly maintained and minimally chlorinated swimming pools
Soil

[Ruune]

the amoeba is in the soil of the water, so low lake levels are causing it they said this am

it has more to do with water temperature. Lower lake levels are typically warmer, since the sun has less to heat up.

I firmly believe that the rash of occurances in Texas are actually the result of the flooding in the area of Lake LBJ and Marble Falls. The flooding actually stirred up a lot of standing water that had been sitting since the prior heavy rains that recently went through the area. All this water from higher elevations (i.e. flooded streets, sewers, septic tanks, etc.) then washed into the highland lakes system, causing a higher than normal concentration of Naegleria fowleri.