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.

    • CalamariSafari@lemmy.nz
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      1 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.

        • Stuka@lemmy.ml
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          It’s not though, it’s just that not putting your head under is 100% effective at preventing the already very rare occurrence