#brain-eating amoeba

[mapsontheweb]

Brain-eating amoeba cases in the US, 1962-2018

[vettesebas]

happy valentine's

[rjzimmerman]

Excerpt from this story from EcoWatch:

Naegleria fowleri is a rare and dangerous single-cell organism that typically lives in freshwater or soil — specifically, warm water or soil. So as temperatures climb around the world due to climate change, the deadly Naegleria fowleri can spread in locations it isn’t normally found.

As explained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Naegleria fowleri can contaminate warm freshwater. Then, as people go swimming in infected waters, the Naegleria fowleri, also known as brain-eating amoeba, enters through the nose, travels upward and begins destroying brain tissue. The amoeba causes a disease called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), which is rare but highly lethal.

The Naegleria fowleri grows in warm waters, above 80°F, and thrives in temperatures up to 115°F. So in the U.S., it has usually been an issue in southern states or in northern states during the summer. But as climate change causes an increase in temperatures across the country, Naegleria fowleri has more opportunities to spread.

It has been found as far north as Minnesota, and a child died from Naegleria fowleri in Nebraska last month. The brain-eating amoeba was also confirmed in the Lake of Three Fires in Iowa this summer and caused another death.

Naegleria fowleri infections often occur after someone swam in a freshwater source, such as a lake or river. But the amoeba may also contaminate naturally warm waters, like in hot springs, or can spread in poorly maintained pools. Some cases have also been linked to nasal irrigation.

[suchananewsblog]

Florida Man Dies from Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection

By Cara Murez  HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, March 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) – A brain-eating amoeba has killed a Florida man, state health officials reported. The man may have acquired this very rare infection after rinsing his sinuses with tap water, the Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County said in a news release. While health officials continue to investigate the cause of the…

[nourisophy]

What is a brain-eating amoeba and how does it affect humans?

Brain-eating amoeba is a type of free-living amoeba that can cause a rare and deadly infection called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis. It is contracted through contaminated water entering the nose. Symptoms include headache, fever, nausea, and seizures. Treatment involves early diagnosis and administration of antifungal and anti-inflammatory drugs, but the infection is often fatal. Prevention…

[bonefall]

Anyway. Bi and Mspec Lesbians aren't a hotly "debated" topic or even new to queer culture, it's just the newest thing that bullies who REALLY want to be homophobic and even racist use to justify harassing gay people they don't like.

It's the thinnest possible veneer of progressive language wrapped around TERF and reactionary rhetoric so that they can feel righteous for forming an angry mob against vulnerable targets. If you're gullible enough to fall for the newest wave of bigotry within the queer community, and turn on your allies because they're "confusing" or "invading your spaces," the SAME way they turned on bi/pan labels, trans people, xenogenders, neopronouns, and aroace people before this, then get lost.

[gwydionmisha]

CW: Child Death.  

[ohsleepie]

Teeny mungrove because... yeah :)

[reportwire]

Brain-Eating Amoeba May Have Caused Nebraska Child's Death

Brain-Eating Amoeba May Have Caused Nebraska Child’s Death

By Cara Murez and Robin Foster HealthDay ReportersHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The death of a child in Nebraska was likely caused by an infection with a “brain-eating amoeba” that occurred after the child swam in a local river, state health officials announced this week. In a news release, officials said it was the first such death ever reported in the state’s…

[joseywritesng]

Brain-eating amoeba may have caused the death of Nebraska's child

Brain-eating amoeba may have caused the death of Nebraska’s child

By Cara Murez and Robin Foster HealthDay ReportersHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The death of a child in Nebraska was likely caused by an infection with a “brain-eating amoeba” that occurred after the child swam in a local river, health officials announced this week. In a press release, officials said it was the first time such a death had been reported in the…

[alicecoopersbush]

major wip please ignore bottom right corner i was possessed

[chinelacanta]

I have a rareship suggestion!!

What do you think of Law/O-Kiku

never thought of that one!! anyway i blacked out and came to with this on screen

girl who’s too swag and boy who’s too lame!!!! they’ve entranced me

little bonus under the cut, minor warning for partial nudity (SFW!!) + one needle

law doing o-kiku’s estrogen shots 💜🏳️‍⚧️💛

[kihteyu]

I’m just having so many impure thoughts lately, such as thinking about my ships shyly kissing each other on the cheek. Even maybe blushing a little. Sometimes, god forgive my dirty mind, they even hold hands

[lo00odz]

guess what i got into while i was gone

[peachiseas]

maybe a bit of a boring question but im. so tired rn

tell me a character u like and why u like them :]

any type of media. whos ur silly lil skrunkly

I do not know what you expected, but

[rxt-attack]

If you ever feel like you have no value, just remember that brain-eating amoebas appreciate you so much :)