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.

  • Horik
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    41 year ago

    Well, f*@k, I was just in hot springs 2 days ago…

    • @[email protected]
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      31 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.

      • Tomassci
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        11 year ago

        It is only a problem if it gets inside your olfactory nerve.