Teen Dies from Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba
Natural Society
On June 19, an 18-year-old teen from Ohio died after contracting an infection caused by a rare brain-eating amoeba.
Local, state, and national officials are investigating the death, which occurred after the young woman, Lauren Seitz, visited the U.S. National Whitewater Center (USNWC) in Charlotte, North Carolina. Though Seitz lives in Ohio, she was visiting some southern states on a youth mission music tour with her church, Church of the Messiah United Methodist Church. The church is located in Westerville, Ohio.
As of Wednesday, the center remained open under normal business operations. Officials with the CDC were there Wednesday testing water, according to CDC Dr. Jennifer Cope.
In a statement, USNWC officials said they met with Mecklenburg County Health Department Tuesday after learning of the death and released additional chlorine into the water “in an abundance of caution.”
USNWC said it conducts water quality tests every week.
The statement goes on to say:
“Based on these tests and all available information, at all times, the USNWC has been in compliance with all required water quality standards and meets the requirements of all regulatory standards and authorities.” [1]
Officials confirmed that Seitz died from Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, known as PAM, a severe brain infection caused by an amoeba called Naegleria fowleri, shortly after she returned from the trip. The infection causes the covering around the brain and spinal cord to swell.
Naegleria fowleri is a naturally occurring organism that lives in freshwater throughout the United States. People can’t become infected by ingesting the organism; it must be inhaled through the nose, where it then travels to the brain.
In a statement, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said:
“The deceased’s only known underwater exposure was believed to be when riding in a raft with several others that overturned at the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte.”
Only 0-8 infections from parasitic amoebas occur in the U.S. each year, and nearly all are fatal, according to the CDC. The CDC advises people to take steps to avoid getting water up their nose when out in fresh water lakes or ponds, such as keeping their head above water, using nose clips, or pinching their nose shut when going underwater. [2]
Read: How to Stay Safe from Brain-Eating Amoebas
Of 133 people known to have been infected since 1962, only 3 have survived. [1]
Though it is extremely rare, people can become infected if they use contaminated tap water when they use sinus rinsing devices, such as neti pots. The CDC advises people to either filter or boil water before using such devices.
Symptoms of PAM can take up to 9 days to appear, and generally mirror bacterial meningitis, starting with fever, chills, headache, and a stiff neck. [3]
Sources:
[1] Star-Telegram
[2] ABC News
[3] USA Today
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I was an underwater swimmer, myself, & ended up with an acid, eating my brain, as well.
I do not believe, that an acid pH, or an amoeba, is incurable.
Think about it. There has to be a Counter-Point.
Punch, Counter Punch.
Since, this disease, can go in through the nose, I used a mixture of Baking Soda, (pH 12, alkaline,) & water, & put the mixture up my nose.
I also put some in my ears, & drank some. I bathe in a bath, with a pound of baking soda, regularly, as well. I like being alkaline, in a world that seems to be, too acidic.
Goes in your pores.
I do not swim in rivers, lakes, or oceans, anymore. They are full of Glyphosate, Mercury, Ridlin, & all chemicals, that are not bio degradable. Do not stand in standing water, where there may be bacteria, etc, as well.
I cringe, when I see parents, letting their children swim in rivers, downstream from cities.
The least you should do, is wear Eye Goggles, Nose Plugs, Ear Plugs, & keep your body pH, alkaline.
The best way to do this, is to ask your Doctor, to get a Urine Test, for your pH.
Also check for Mercury & Radiation.
Then you will know, your true pH, of your lower body.
The upper body pH, is checked, by checking your saliva.
I have used this protocol now for 4 years & 8 months, & whatever damage, was done to the brain, by the acid, has healed. My IQ has improved, as well.
I once reminded my Naturopathic Dr., that we get new cells, every 7 years.
Well, I believe this time frame, is much shorter.
I got the acid out of my brain, kidneys, et al, in less than 4 years, time, with complete healing.
So, the first thing that you must understand, is that, in your Mind/Body, you must believe that you are going to get better.
If you do not believe, you might as well, not even try.
Mind/Body are inseparable.
You have to use your brain power, too.