An amoeba killed my 9 year old boy this year

I’m so sorry... God speed you...

I live in florida...i do worry about these

A vaccination would do it

You can't. They are able to survive extreme punishment. 100+ degrees fahrenheit won't destroy them.

Same here, I'm from Texas and these things are mentioned a lot in the news.

OP you have my condolences! Hard to imagine anyone going through such a tragedy.

OP, I'm so sorry.
All love out to you. God Bless your little one, may his memory be a blessing.

I'm so sorry. Many find NDE stories to be helpful -- descriptions of the other side from people who have actually been there

God bless you.

Thank you for the prayers everyone~ really appreciate the love and kindness in this community :)

They get into the surface water supplies to municipal water companies during the hot months. They are hard to kill.

Using Neti pots is a practice that needs to be abolished or at least boil the water first.

Putting those amoeba up the nose gives them the opportunity to infect the brain and death follows quickly.

People should also not swim in ponds in the hot weather down South.

At least people should learn the risks.

Very sorry this happened to your son.

Last summer the amoeba got into the surface water system around Lake Jackson - stalker - up as far as Rosenberg, TX I believe.

Last Edited by JustmeTX on 05/06/2021 09:49 AM

in this case I'd say

"educate cause you can't eradicate"

Myself I am working on some videos from kids in africa and europe that drink from wells.

Also to gain awareness about clean water.
Try to get involved with something like that to take away the pain.

Good luck.

You will be reuinted, at least I believe you will. So sorry for your loss. Death isn't the end.

Cold will kill them. So will bleach or uv light.

Does chlorine kill them? It sucks but maybe people in the south need to invest in swimming pools.

STAY THE FUCK OUT OF THE LAKES HERE! IF YOU GO IN...DO NOT DUNK YOUR HEAD OR GO UNDER!

If you swim in ponds or streams (stagnant pools), avoid shaded and stagnant areas where they can be. UV light from the sun can destroy them.. so swimming in flowing sun exposed water holes or streams may be safe.

I used to live in mississippi and never understood why some people would tell me to not go underwater in the rivers around there but now I know why!

Something must have changed. Spent my whole life in the swamps during the hottest days. Nasty stagnant water. Noone ever caught one of these or they were strong enough to beat them.

Hear about it all the time now.

I think a lot of people died back then, and the cause was not identified.

There is a drug called miltefosine, that if administered immediately, has saved a couple of kids.

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Last Edited by JustmeTX on 05/06/2021 10:56 AM

You were told to not go under water due to the current that is about 4 feet down that sucks you in and fast . DUH !

Rivers like the Mississippi are Brutal and kill every year some dumb ass who dives in off a boat on a hot day and NEVER comes up - that is until the body bloats , but mostly you drown and your bloating body will end up stuck to a log flow on the bottom .

Fun aye !