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Brain-eating amoeba kills Florida man
Author of the article:Liz Braun
Published Mar 02, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 2 minute read
Naegleria fowleri
Naegleria fowleri PHOTO BY TWITTER /Toronto Sun
A rare, brain-eating amoeba may sound like an invention of The X-Files, but it’s real in Florida.
NBC news reports that health officials in Charlotte County confirm one man is dead after rinsing his sinuses with tap water.
A February 23 press release from the Florida Department of Health – Charlotte said one case of infection with the amoeba Naegleria fowleri was indeed linked to tap water in the nasal passages.
Infection with Naegleria fowleri is rare, the release emphasizes, and can only happen when water contaminated with amoebae enters the body through the nose — you can’t be infected by drinking tap water.
Inadequate chlorination could account for N Fowleri being in tap water.
The organism is found in fresh water and soil around the world, and thrives in high temperatures.
Infections are usually reported in summer and are usually pegged to swimming in warm lakes or rivers; climate change has seen infection reports steadily climbing northward.
DOH-Charlotte, meanwhile, continues to investigate and has advised residents to use only distilled or sterile water when preparing sinus rinse solutions, which means using boiled water that has boiled at least one minute, and then cooled.
It is also advised not to let water get up the nose when bathing, showering or swimming. People are instructed to neither jump into the water nor submerge their head when swimming.
Children should not be allowed to run through the sprinkler or play unsupervised with a water hose. Small wading pools and plastic pools used by children should be emptied and scrubbed, and allowed to dry before being used again.
Anyone who swims in warm lakes or rivers and then has symptoms such as headache, fever, nausea, confusion, seizures, loss of balance or hallucinations, should seek immediate medical help.
Once symptoms appear, the disease progresses quickly. Patients usually die within 18 days.
The Centre for Disease Control reported three confirmed cases of N. fowleri in 2022 in fresh water exposures in Iowa, Nebraska, and Arizona. Three cases were also reported every year in each of the three years prior.
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Author of the article:Liz Braun
Published Mar 02, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 2 minute read
Naegleria fowleri
Naegleria fowleri PHOTO BY TWITTER /Toronto Sun
A rare, brain-eating amoeba may sound like an invention of The X-Files, but it’s real in Florida.
NBC news reports that health officials in Charlotte County confirm one man is dead after rinsing his sinuses with tap water.
A February 23 press release from the Florida Department of Health – Charlotte said one case of infection with the amoeba Naegleria fowleri was indeed linked to tap water in the nasal passages.
Infection with Naegleria fowleri is rare, the release emphasizes, and can only happen when water contaminated with amoebae enters the body through the nose — you can’t be infected by drinking tap water.
Inadequate chlorination could account for N Fowleri being in tap water.
The organism is found in fresh water and soil around the world, and thrives in high temperatures.
Infections are usually reported in summer and are usually pegged to swimming in warm lakes or rivers; climate change has seen infection reports steadily climbing northward.
DOH-Charlotte, meanwhile, continues to investigate and has advised residents to use only distilled or sterile water when preparing sinus rinse solutions, which means using boiled water that has boiled at least one minute, and then cooled.
It is also advised not to let water get up the nose when bathing, showering or swimming. People are instructed to neither jump into the water nor submerge their head when swimming.
Children should not be allowed to run through the sprinkler or play unsupervised with a water hose. Small wading pools and plastic pools used by children should be emptied and scrubbed, and allowed to dry before being used again.
Anyone who swims in warm lakes or rivers and then has symptoms such as headache, fever, nausea, confusion, seizures, loss of balance or hallucinations, should seek immediate medical help.
Once symptoms appear, the disease progresses quickly. Patients usually die within 18 days.
The Centre for Disease Control reported three confirmed cases of N. fowleri in 2022 in fresh water exposures in Iowa, Nebraska, and Arizona. Three cases were also reported every year in each of the three years prior.
Deadly 'brain-eating amoeba' has expanded its range northward
The organisms' expanded range may be due to increased temperatures from climate change.
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02-23-2023 Press Release- Naegleria Fowleri | Florida Department of Health in Charlotte
Charlotte County, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health (DOH-Charlotte) in Charlotte County has confirmed one Florida case recently infected with Naegleria fowleri, possibly as a result of sinus rinse practices utilizing tap water.
Florida man dies from brain-eating amoeba, possibly after rinsing nose with tap water, health officials say
Such infections are very rare, and people cannot be infected by drinking tap water, state health officials in Charlotte County said.
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Brain-eating amoeba kills Florida man
A rare, brain-eating amoeba may sound like an invention of The X-Files, but it’s real in Florida.
Beaver fever ?Brain-eating amoeba kills Florida man
Author of the article:Liz Braun
Published Mar 02, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 2 minute read
Naegleria fowleri
Naegleria fowleri PHOTO BY TWITTER /Toronto Sun
A rare, brain-eating amoeba may sound like an invention of The X-Files, but it’s real in Florida.
NBC news reports that health officials in Charlotte County confirm one man is dead after rinsing his sinuses with tap water.
A February 23 press release from the Florida Department of Health – Charlotte said one case of infection with the amoeba Naegleria fowleri was indeed linked to tap water in the nasal passages.
Infection with Naegleria fowleri is rare, the release emphasizes, and can only happen when water contaminated with amoebae enters the body through the nose — you can’t be infected by drinking tap water.
Inadequate chlorination could account for N Fowleri being in tap water.
The organism is found in fresh water and soil around the world, and thrives in high temperatures.
Infections are usually reported in summer and are usually pegged to swimming in warm lakes or rivers; climate change has seen infection reports steadily climbing northward.
DOH-Charlotte, meanwhile, continues to investigate and has advised residents to use only distilled or sterile water when preparing sinus rinse solutions, which means using boiled water that has boiled at least one minute, and then cooled.
It is also advised not to let water get up the nose when bathing, showering or swimming. People are instructed to neither jump into the water nor submerge their head when swimming.
Children should not be allowed to run through the sprinkler or play unsupervised with a water hose. Small wading pools and plastic pools used by children should be emptied and scrubbed, and allowed to dry before being used again.
Anyone who swims in warm lakes or rivers and then has symptoms such as headache, fever, nausea, confusion, seizures, loss of balance or hallucinations, should seek immediate medical help.
Once symptoms appear, the disease progresses quickly. Patients usually die within 18 days.
The Centre for Disease Control reported three confirmed cases of N. fowleri in 2022 in fresh water exposures in Iowa, Nebraska, and Arizona. Three cases were also reported every year in each of the three years prior.
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Deadly 'brain-eating amoeba' has expanded its range northward
The organisms' expanded range may be due to increased temperatures from climate change.02-23-2023 Press Release- Naegleria Fowleri | Florida Department of Health in Charlotte
Charlotte County, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health (DOH-Charlotte) in Charlotte County has confirmed one Florida case recently infected with Naegleria fowleri, possibly as a result of sinus rinse practices utilizing tap water.Florida man dies from brain-eating amoeba, possibly after rinsing nose with tap water, health officials say
Such infections are very rare, and people cannot be infected by drinking tap water, state health officials in Charlotte County said.Brain-eating amoeba kills Florida man
A rare, brain-eating amoeba may sound like an invention of The X-Files, but it’s real in Florida.
Nah, Beaver Fever just gives you the shits for a while. Nearly everyone not from the coast has suffered it in logging camps. I don't know why it is that we are mostly immune. There are some other oddities like that. The black mould that we have everywhere, and we don't notice, really affects people not born here. My wife has been on the island for about 25 years now and it still bothers her.
too bad this wont work on politicians.Brain-eating amoeba kills Florida man
Author of the article:Liz Braun
Published Mar 02, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 2 minute read
Naegleria fowleri
Naegleria fowleri PHOTO BY TWITTER /Toronto Sun
A rare, brain-eating amoeba may sound like an invention of The X-Files, but it’s real in Florida.
NBC news reports that health officials in Charlotte County confirm one man is dead after rinsing his sinuses with tap water.
A February 23 press release from the Florida Department of Health – Charlotte said one case of infection with the amoeba Naegleria fowleri was indeed linked to tap water in the nasal passages.
Infection with Naegleria fowleri is rare, the release emphasizes, and can only happen when water contaminated with amoebae enters the body through the nose — you can’t be infected by drinking tap water.
Inadequate chlorination could account for N Fowleri being in tap water.
The organism is found in fresh water and soil around the world, and thrives in high temperatures.
Infections are usually reported in summer and are usually pegged to swimming in warm lakes or rivers; climate change has seen infection reports steadily climbing northward.
DOH-Charlotte, meanwhile, continues to investigate and has advised residents to use only distilled or sterile water when preparing sinus rinse solutions, which means using boiled water that has boiled at least one minute, and then cooled.
It is also advised not to let water get up the nose when bathing, showering or swimming. People are instructed to neither jump into the water nor submerge their head when swimming.
Children should not be allowed to run through the sprinkler or play unsupervised with a water hose. Small wading pools and plastic pools used by children should be emptied and scrubbed, and allowed to dry before being used again.
Anyone who swims in warm lakes or rivers and then has symptoms such as headache, fever, nausea, confusion, seizures, loss of balance or hallucinations, should seek immediate medical help.
Once symptoms appear, the disease progresses quickly. Patients usually die within 18 days.
The Centre for Disease Control reported three confirmed cases of N. fowleri in 2022 in fresh water exposures in Iowa, Nebraska, and Arizona. Three cases were also reported every year in each of the three years prior.
View attachment 17526
Deadly 'brain-eating amoeba' has expanded its range northward
The organisms' expanded range may be due to increased temperatures from climate change.02-23-2023 Press Release- Naegleria Fowleri | Florida Department of Health in Charlotte
Charlotte County, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health (DOH-Charlotte) in Charlotte County has confirmed one Florida case recently infected with Naegleria fowleri, possibly as a result of sinus rinse practices utilizing tap water.Florida man dies from brain-eating amoeba, possibly after rinsing nose with tap water, health officials say
Such infections are very rare, and people cannot be infected by drinking tap water, state health officials in Charlotte County said.Brain-eating amoeba kills Florida man
A rare, brain-eating amoeba may sound like an invention of The X-Files, but it’s real in Florida.
BRAIN-eating is the operative word here.too bad this wont work on politicians.
Burning eyes, dead fish; red tide flares up on Florida coast
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Published Mar 11, 2023 • 1 minute read
SARASOTA, Fla. — Residents are complaining about burning eyes and breathing problems. Dead fish have washed up on beaches. A beachside festival has been canceled, even though it wasn’t scheduled for another month.
Florida’s southwest coast experienced a flare-up of the toxic red tide algae this week, setting off concerns that it could continue to stick around for a while. The current bloom started in October.
The annual BeachFest in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, sponsored by a homeowners’ association, was cancelled after it determined, with help from the city and the Pinellas County Health Department, that red tide likely would continue through the middle of next month when the festival was scheduled.
“Red Tide is currently present on the beach and is forecasted to remain in the area in the weeks to come,” the Indian Rocks Beach Homeowners Association said in a letter to the public. “It is unfortunate that it had to be cancelled but it is the best decision in the interest of public health.”
Nearly two tons of debris, mainly dead fish, were cleared from Pinellas County beaches and brought to the landfill, county spokesperson Tony Fabrizio told the Tampa Bay Times. About 1,000 pounds (454 kilograms) of fish have been cleared from beaches in St. Pete Beach since the start of the month, Mandy Edmunds, a parks supervisor with the city, told the newspaper.
Red tide, a toxic algae bloom that occurs naturally in the Gulf of Mexico, is worsened by the presence of nutrients such as nitrogen in the water. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission warns people to not swim in or around red tide waters over the possibility of skin irritation, rashes and burning and sore eyes. People with asthma or lung disease should avoid beaches affected by the toxic algae.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Friday reported that it had found red tide in 157 samples along Florida’s Gulf Coast, with the strongest concentrations along Pinellas and Sarasota counties.
torontosun.com
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Published Mar 11, 2023 • 1 minute read
SARASOTA, Fla. — Residents are complaining about burning eyes and breathing problems. Dead fish have washed up on beaches. A beachside festival has been canceled, even though it wasn’t scheduled for another month.
Florida’s southwest coast experienced a flare-up of the toxic red tide algae this week, setting off concerns that it could continue to stick around for a while. The current bloom started in October.
The annual BeachFest in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, sponsored by a homeowners’ association, was cancelled after it determined, with help from the city and the Pinellas County Health Department, that red tide likely would continue through the middle of next month when the festival was scheduled.
“Red Tide is currently present on the beach and is forecasted to remain in the area in the weeks to come,” the Indian Rocks Beach Homeowners Association said in a letter to the public. “It is unfortunate that it had to be cancelled but it is the best decision in the interest of public health.”
Nearly two tons of debris, mainly dead fish, were cleared from Pinellas County beaches and brought to the landfill, county spokesperson Tony Fabrizio told the Tampa Bay Times. About 1,000 pounds (454 kilograms) of fish have been cleared from beaches in St. Pete Beach since the start of the month, Mandy Edmunds, a parks supervisor with the city, told the newspaper.
Red tide, a toxic algae bloom that occurs naturally in the Gulf of Mexico, is worsened by the presence of nutrients such as nitrogen in the water. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission warns people to not swim in or around red tide waters over the possibility of skin irritation, rashes and burning and sore eyes. People with asthma or lung disease should avoid beaches affected by the toxic algae.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Friday reported that it had found red tide in 157 samples along Florida’s Gulf Coast, with the strongest concentrations along Pinellas and Sarasota counties.
Burning eyes, dead fish; red tide flares up on Florida coast
Residents are complaining about burning eyes and breathing problems. Dead fish have washed up on beaches.
Florida bill would ban young girls from discussing periods in school
By Timothy Bella
March 17, 2023
As Florida Republicans are introducing and advancing a wave of bills on gender and diversity that are likely to be signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), one GOP lawmaker acknowledged this week that his proposed sexual health bill would ban girls from talking about their menstrual cycles in school.
During a Florida House Education Quality Subcommittee hearing Wednesday, state Rep. Ashley Gantt (D) questioned her Republican colleague, state Rep. Stan McClain, on his proposed legislation that would restrict certain educational materials used in state schools, which Democrats and critics have likened to banning books. House Bill 1069 would also require that instruction on sexual health, such as health education, sexually transmitted diseases and human sexuality, “only occur in grades 6 through 12,” which prompted Gantt to ask whether the proposed legislation would prohibit young girls from talking about their periods in school when they first start having them.
“So if little girls experience their menstrual cycle in fifth grade or fourth grade, will that prohibit conversations from them since they are in the grade lower than sixth grade?” Gantt asked.
McClain responded, “It would.”
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Fuckin' creepy.
So... basically Florida is becoming the remake of the 50's where nothing was talked about, the US was superdooperoutstandingamazeballz! and being robotic was awesome.
Hey that led to the sixties and the rock and roll revolution .
Yeah, I ran into three Latino Catholics named Stan McClain just last week.
How many times would they have to fail to be having periods in grade 4?
Aside from that I don't see the purpose of this bill. Has florida been taken over by muslims?
"Hey, Bobby, what class do you have fifth per. . . um. . . fifth. . . um. . . 'session,' I guess?"
I can see chem class now. The Periodic Table of Elements with "Periodic" taped over.
First time a girl goes old school and says "I'm having my monthly," there go the calendars!
We'll have no discussion of "moon times." The Earth has no natural satellites!
And I don't care if you cut off a finger on the bandsaw in shop class, there will be no references to "bleeding!"
But do the drapes match the carpet?
I can see chem class now. The Periodic Table of Elements with "Periodic" taped over.
First time a girl goes old school and says "I'm having my monthly," there go the calendars!
We'll have no discussion of "moon times." The Earth has no natural satellites!
And I don't care if you cut off a finger on the bandsaw in shop class, there will be no references to "bleeding!"
But do the drapes match the carpet?
Gruesome, but funny.
I just feel bad for the poor girls who are left in 50's era dark about periods. Bad as it is that parents in a lot of families don't talk about it, now they won't learn. How will they know if there are problems?
I suppose there's some asinine assumption that kids will talk to parents...