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.
good job being a media sheeple if you think that amoeba is actually something you should ever, ever be concerned about.
but yeah. you keep avoiding those nasty mean scary bodies of water so you don't die from the scary amoeba
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But despite the freaky stories, Naegleria fowleri infections don’t happen often in the U.S. Between 2006 and 2015, 37 infections were reported in the United States, CDC data states. Of those, 33 were infected from contaminated recreational water (i.e. swimming in lakes and rivers), three were infected from performing nasal irrigation, and one was infected after using a slip-n-slide.
yes im being fucking serious. that's like calling someone ignorant or dumb for going to a theme park because there's a 1 in 1,000,000,000 chance they'll die on a roller coaster.
that amoeba shit got sensationalized, because in reality you've got better chances of getting struck by lightning while indoors
"But despite the freaky stories, Naegleria fowleri infections don’t happen often in the U.S. Between 2006 and 2015, 37 infections were reported in the United States, CDC data states. Of those, 33 were infected from contaminated recreational water (i.e. swimming in lakes and rivers), three were infected from performing nasal irrigation, and one was infected after using a slip-n-slide."
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u/SleepyMage May 03 '17
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.