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Lake Havasu teen becomes sixth 2007 victim of brain-eating amoeba (NOT a joke)
Examiner ^ | 27 SEPT 2007 | CHRIS KAHN

Posted on 09/27/2007 5:06:32 AM PDT by radar101

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To: pax_et_bonum
bacterial growth

This could be an indication of another illness (I can't imagine what). Amoebas are single celled animals, bacteria are not, they are essentially lifeforms neither animal or vegetable, with less than a complete cell (IMHO). Viruses are just packages of DNA.

61 posted on 09/27/2007 6:52:51 PM PDT by Lucius Cornelius Sulla (IF TREASON IS THE QUESTION, THEN MOVEON.ORG IS THE ANSWER!)
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To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla

Also, it’s been a long time and I could be remembering part of the initial diagnosis of bacterial infection.

He was my friend, not my friend’s son, and I was only eighteen at the time. It could have been described as amoeba and I could be remembering bacteria.

I do, however, remember the symptoms which are exactly the same.

I learned at that time never to put my head under if in stagnant water.


62 posted on 09/27/2007 6:59:32 PM PDT by pax_et_bonum
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Stagnant fresh water is yucky. If it is over 80 degrees, it is a potential killer!


63 posted on 09/27/2007 7:03:58 PM PDT by Lucius Cornelius Sulla (IF TREASON IS THE QUESTION, THEN MOVEON.ORG IS THE ANSWER!)
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To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla

My friend swam in a pool that was so dirty the water was green and full of growing things.


64 posted on 09/27/2007 7:23:25 PM PDT by pax_et_bonum
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He is living a charmed life. If I were you I’d take him to Vegas, and bet on whatever he bets on.


65 posted on 09/27/2007 7:52:26 PM PDT by Lucius Cornelius Sulla (IF TREASON IS THE QUESTION, THEN MOVEON.ORG IS THE ANSWER!)
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To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla

Except I won’t let him choose the swimming pool.

;-)


66 posted on 09/27/2007 8:18:01 PM PDT by pax_et_bonum
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Prayers UP for the family!

...glad I moved back to Minnesota.

67 posted on 09/28/2007 4:42:53 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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