A 2-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba infection this week, according to the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health and a Facebook post from the child’s mother.

  • CalamariSafari@lemmy.nz
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    1 year ago

    It’s pretty rare and only a potential problem if you put your head under the water. Here in New Zealand we have lots of hot springs and that’s the reason there’s signs saying don’t put your head under the water.

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        1 year ago

        It’s not though, it’s just that not putting your head under is 100% effective at preventing the already very rare occurrence

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          1 year ago

          I guess it seems like such a severe outcome that it’s just not rolling the dice in it. Especially since it’s just basically getting into hot water.