• tallwookie@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    weird. I grew up swimming in ponds/lakes/streams, regularly diving into them for years - everyone I grew up with did. never heard of anyone getting a brain-eating infection.

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      1 year ago

      It’s rare, but it can sometimes happen when you get water up your nose. This is one reasons why you should use boiled water or distilled water if using one of those nasal cleansers

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        1 year ago

        I guess I’ll be boiling the whole lake then… Don’t wanna get amoebas up my bum.

        Edit: Bit weird several people need to correct this joke when it’s explained only above how they entered the brain. My comment indicates I wouldn’t be putting my head under water because of it.

        Damn.

    • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      As mentioned, it’s rare. You played the odds every time you jumped in, and didn’t win the amoeba lottery. It’s a lousy lottery to win. I swam in my share of lakes and rivers and survived, too.