Don't drink the water. And while you're at it, you might not want to take any chances by putting your head in it, either.
Naegleria fowleri, a
not-so-friendly little amoeba, makes its home in warm fresh water in the
American Southwest. That's not such a problem, but it occasionally also
likes to make its home in people's brains, which is a bit of a problem.
The amoeba usually creeps through
your nose while you swim in lakes or hot springs. Once it finds its way
up into your brain, it's pretty much over. The seizures start, followed
by a coma.
The parasitic amoeba chews through
your brain matter, and since you kind of need your brain to live, that
means it's curtains for both you and your parasitic, opportunistic
amoeba friends.
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