amoebas?

stev-oh · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: 567 City: Miami

can they live in brackish water like canal water

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Aug 13, 2007 11:26 pm Post subject:

Raven told me once, to Ride every day like its your last. Smash

Rez · Posted: Aug 13, 2007 11:45 pm Post subject:

goride · Posted: Aug 13, 2007 11:52 pm Post subject:

this is why i ride on the delta in northern cali.. All i have to worry about is dead bodies, random stray alligators, whales that are lost, drunk people, hazardous waste, small farm towns that have been flooded but some roofs are only a couple feet under, indian burial grounds, but besides that its not too bad. Plus i get all the vitamens and nutrients i need everytime i eat shizzle bad and swallow some nutritous delta water.

Hyperlite_06Byerly · Posted: Aug 14, 2007 12:05 am Post subject:

I may sound like an idiot... but ive never heard of amoebas before this, maybe its cuz i live in western washington, where 90*s in the middle of summer is a record.
sad to hear, and what are these things? bacteria?

Hyperlite_06Byerly · Posted: Aug 14, 2007 12:07 am Post subject:

and how does it kill?

brianl289 · Frontside 180 Joined: 07 Aug 2006 Posts: 310 City: houston

wtf ive never heard of this? i live in texas and beleive the water gets damn warm.

nick · Posted: Aug 14, 2007 1:10 am Post subject:

If you fear it, it will kill you.

ridehatzic · Posted: Aug 14, 2007 1:23 am Post subject:

Hyperlite_06Byerly · Posted: Aug 14, 2007 3:20 am Post subject:

O.. finally ridehatzic puts it in a form i can understand..

im the backwards man, the backwards man.

mergeleft3 · Backside 180 Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 673 City: Orlando

They can live in both fresh and salt water.

W · Posted: Aug 14, 2007 8:07 am Post subject:

All week, the Amite river in Louisiana has been like 80 F. Not gonna stop us from riding.

But just to keep this thread from becoming an urban myth I've pasted information concerning these killer amoebas from a website:

http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/guide/swimming.html

Amoebas
In late summer, there is an unlikely chance of coming in contact with the amoeba Naegleria fowleri. In rare instances exposure to this amoeba can cause Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), a dangerous disease. Because the amoeba enters the body through the sinus cavity, nose clips and dive masks greatly reduce chances of exposure. The amoeba lives in bottom sediments and therefore refraining from swimming the sediments is a good precautionary measure. In the rare event of contracting PAM, early intervention is important. Symptoms begin with severe frontal headaches or a stiff neck within days of swimming. Treatment requires antibiotics.

Jholiday · Posted: Aug 14, 2007 8:53 am Post subject:

knox · Kickflip Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 4693 City: Gainesville

my friend was freaked about it, so i made him go to owc with me. Twisted Evil

every time he got out of the water he blew his nose.

NaRC-P rider · Posted: Aug 14, 2007 10:12 pm Post subject:

yeah i'd say just steer clear of winch gaps... the grandma gap is a no go haha

wakesk8nkate · Frontside 180 Joined: 14 Apr 2007 Posts: 261 City: miami

cenflskate, MY kitty she is the best cat youve ever met and you know it,, i have no idea who you are but you know my cat and im sure you miss her.

shuv this · Pop Shuvit Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 123 City: orlando

no, no kitty is definately an amoeba

Jholiday · Posted: Aug 16, 2007 7:25 am Post subject:

wakesk8nkate, lol, this is justin..........i was chillin at ur house this past weekend, lol.........is this summer?

Rhino · Frontside 180 Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 460 City: ATX

A kid here in austin just died yesterday from one he got swimming in lake lbj... The lakes around here are super hot. Whats up with that. There not shallow either. I was riding in 50 to 70 feet of water and the temp on the surface was like 90!!!

Lollar · 360 flip Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 8253