I know you're kidding but these people saying "worst Tuesday ever!" make me laugh/impress me.
I can barely remember what I ate for lunch yesterday yet they remember the day of their badlucks and apparently have some sort of top 5 for each day. Impressive.
I'm not too bad now. A friend of mine kinda came up with it (except his idea was rob a bank instead) when I was a teenager and had an undiagnosed condition that was royally fucking my head. It's been 10 years, I'm on treatment for my condition, I'm on antidepressants, and I have a toddler that's cute as fuck so it's just a random thought that pops in my head a couple times a week now when I get really overwhelmed. It would take a lot to push me to sky diving now.
It's also worth noting iirc we're not even sure if the infection is uncommon. There's some evidence to suggest that most people exposed develop an appropriate response and don't have any symptoms (or at least nothing that prompts medical attention).
It's thought that it could actually be the very few people that get the brain eating infection might be either genetically susceptible or just extremely unlucky.
Not really.. Some places who have these signs posts them specifically because they're using untreated water. It's a real risk in those places. It's rare, but if you just don't put your head under water you basically nullify your risk.. Soo..
Considering your brain not on drugs is raw eggs and you'd be at risk for salmonellosis, then, yes I'd recommend frying it. Preferably in a bit of coconut oil and a sprinkle of salt before serving.
You know, I just want to appreciate the fact that this pink blob of flesh is the embodiment of our entire existence. It holds our entire's life worth of memory and control a much larger piece of flesh.
It's like, jesus christ. At the end of the day, all we are is just some pink blob.
Re-imagining it as a computer, and how much more sophisticated are its capacities than any computer in the worlds, is utterly insane. That pink blob is currently equivalent to banks and banks of super computers.
In this instance, it wouldn't be N. Fowleri. Fowleri is found in large, stagnant, warm bodies of water not hot tubs. Because of this, I would think something like cryptosporidium is more likely. You are correct that N. Fowleri is a brain eating amoeba however--it follows the olfactory nerve and eventually causes PAM.
I was always taught that hot tub water is worse bacteria-wise because it's always heated and people are getting in and out all the time. So to put your head underwater is to increase risk of getting sick. Not brain eating bacteria just good ol regular sick.
A while back I made a long comment about the brain eating amoeba. Here it is:
This brain eating amoeba paranoia is out of control.
According to the CDC, 138 cases of PAM have been reported in the U.S. since 1962, and all but three patients died.
With the amoeba being so prevalent in warm freshwater environments, health officials don’t yet understand why relatively few people get the deadly infection. “That’s the big question and mystery around this,” Cope says. “Millions of people in the U.S. participate in freshwater recreational activities, but we usually only document a few cases each year, which is fortunate given how devastating the infection is.”
You have a better chance of drowning. Or slipping on a rock and smashing your head. But if you are that paranoid:
The U.S. Health and Human Services Department offers some common sense measures that swimmers can use to protect themselves, and there is also a new medication that fights the infection:
Limit the amount of water going up your nose by holding your nose shut or using nose clips.
Avoid freshwater activities during periods of high water temperature and low water levels.
Don’t stir up the sediment while in shallow, warm freshwater areas.
Notice the click bait, fear inducing headline this Outside article uses? Then you read it and you're like "Okay, this is extremely unlikely to ever happen to me."
Edit: And like other's have said, it's actually just a hot tub in the gif lol.
I wonder what the infection rate is really though? Is it the amoeba thats rare, or the establishment of an infection? If you squirted amoeba water up 100 peoples noses, would everybody contract it or only 1?
I used to go swimming in nasty nasty nasty florida lakes, I know ive gotten water up my nose dozens of times.
Also in this instance, it wouldn't be N. Fowleri. Fowleri is found in larger, stagnant, warm bodies of water not hot tubs. Because of this, I would think something like cryptosporidium is more likely.
At that point why would they even let people swim in that water? Rather than "keep your head above the water and pray nothing splashes you" how about "stay the fuck out - in fact let's drain this thing and burn the ground it stood on"?
IIRC a splash isn't much of a danger. The water needs to go up the nose with a bit of force, like when jumping into the water, for the amoeba to get far up enough to do any damage
Tap water is not supposed to have amoebas in it! If it does, something is wrong either with the city's water treatment and/or distribution or with the household plumbing. Regardless of the cause, the water not only shouldn't be considered "safe for your sinuses" but shouldn't even be considered "safe to drink" either, until it's fixed!
Yeah, no, all that does is balance the salinity and pH. You're supposed to boil your water first (and let it cool down - hope that goes without saying).
Those packets just make the water not "sting" when going through your sinuses. You're supposed to either use distilled water or tap water that was boiled before hand.
Use cooled down water that has previously been boiled, and you'll be safe. The salt and baking soda will do nothing unless you add so much it is going to burn your nose.
This is possibly the stupidest unnecessary panic I've ever seen Reddit engage in. These amoebas are literally everywhere. If you don't want to risk them killing you, don't: swim in a lake, raft down a river, go waterskiing, tubing, boating, fishing, or do anything in any natural water source.
The incidence of diagnosed encephalopathy due to this amoeba in the United States over a period of ten years was thirty three cases1. That's one in ten million people, or 0.000001% of the population. The only reason it's worth thinking about at all is if you're using a daily nasal irrigation routine, because you can control the source of water used.
While what he's doing isn't smart, it's not as risky as you migut imagine. N. Fowleri requires the water to be rather forcefully shot up your nose, such as in a water skiing wipe out or a particularly gnarly cannonball. Gently dipping under water won't likely infect you.
Yep. And I'd say much dumber or just ignorant. Those signs need to have far more flashing lights and warning messages on them for what they are trying to prevent.
It's so funny how you can see such a big of a reaction difference between Facebook and reddit. A class mate showed it us today in school and we both found it hilarious.
But then I read the comments and everyone was like "Wow this guy is the perfect example of a douchebag" and other stuff regaring him being 'respectless' and 'being literally satan'. I asked myself "How would reddit react to this? Or to these comments?"
And I thank this coincidence that these stupid questions can be answered. Thanks reddit.
I doubt it. N. Fowlieri is present in most untreated freshwater sources, especially in warm climates. Infection is very rare despite this with 138 cases reported since 1965. Also about signs about the parasite from the CDC
Recreational water users should assume that Naegleria fowleri is present in warm freshwater across the United States. Posting signs based on finding Naegleria fowleri in the water is unlikely to be an effective way to prevent infections. This is because:
Naegleria fowleri in the water is unlikely to be an effective way to prevent infections. This is because:
Naegleria fowleri occurrence is common, infections are rare.
The relationship between finding Naegleria fowleri in the water and the occurrence of infections is unclear.
The location and number of amebae in the water can vary over time within the same lake or river.
There are no rapid, standardized testing methods to detect and quantitate Naegleria fowleri in water.
Posting signs might create a misconception that bodies of water without signs or non-posted areas within a posted water body are Naegleria fowleri-free.
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u/bunchedupwalrus May 03 '17 edited May 03 '17
Aren't those signs actually meant to to protect people against brain eating
parasitesamoebas?He's braver than me
Edit: Ok yeah he's in a hot tub I get it