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Radish
Trad climber
SeKi, California
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 2, 2015 - 05:53pm PT
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A 21-year-old Bishop, Calif., resident died in Reno, Nev., from an extremely rare infection called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis.
The woman was flown to Renown Regional Medical Center, where she experienced cardiac arrest and died on June 20.
Just read this.....Scary stuff!
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Alpamayo
Trad climber
Davis, CA
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netty pot?
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franky
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Wasn't the tubs, from the Inyo County Sheriff facebook page:
Public health staff has been diligently working with family, friends, and other stakeholders and partners to investigate the most likely source of her infection. We believe that the exposure occurred on private property that is only used by family and friends, and does not represent any risk to the general public. The investigation will continue, and all appropriate measures will be taken to involve and inform affected parties of any actions needing to be carried out to minimize any risk to persons in the future.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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A rare but Nasty business!!!
From Wikipedia
There have been approximately 132 reported U.S. cases from the 50-year period 1962 to 2013,[39] and 3 survivors from among those. That's a terrible survival rate. No known cure.
And yes, neti pots have caused two cases.
Beware warm, non-chlorinated water.
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Ward Trotter
Trad climber
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The organism that causes this illness prefers warm water that is at least 89°F and warmer. Nose clips are thought to be effective. This amoeba can only kill you if it first enters the nose and makes its way to nerve tissue, and then to the brain.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Pam was a well known and serious problem in NZ in the 60-70s but very few cases since then due to public awareness and common sense associated with bathing in thermal springs of which there are many in Kiwiland.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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It's been awhile but my recollection of the hot springs around Bishop was that they were far from sanitary.
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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It must be a tough little bugger to withstand the urine and E.coli floating in those hot tubs.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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My condolences to the woman who died.
When you read information on this brain-eating amoeba, it reads like scary science-fiction.
As reported:
Just don't get water anywhere near your nose in small non-circulating hot springs.
The amoeba crawls from the water near your nose, into your nose & brain.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there, say, all... my condolences to the family and loved ones...
very sad for the family... :( and the situation she went through...
thankful for others to help folks understand about this, too...
:(
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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My daughter-in -law's cousin returned from Costa Rica several months ago, and while there, she took a mud bath. A flesh eating bacteria entered a small scratch on her skin. She developed an infection but delayed flying home for a few days.
Within a week, she lost both legs and one arm - horrible stuff. She is still in the hospital.
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Hot springs in the mammoth area are filled with cow feces's and other nasty microbes, including HUMAN poop. For most dirt bag types, this is their only shower/bath. GROSS>>>
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Naegleria Fowleri may be inactivated by chlorine and UV light (2012).
Naegleria fowleri is a free-living protozoan that causes the fatal disease primary amoebic meningoencephalitis. The only cases associated with drinking water have occurred in Australia and Arizona. One study found N. fowleri in 8% (n = 143) of all municipal untreated drinking water wells tested. The C x T values (concentration x contact time) for chlorine inactivation of N. fowleri trophozoites and cysts at an average disinfectant concentration of 1 mg/L were determined using the efficiency factor Hom kinetic model. The estimated C x T values for N. fowleri cysts are comparable to the published values for Giardia lamblia cysts, but are lower than those for Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts. In this study, the ultraviolet light dosage required to inactivate the cyst stage of N. fowleri was determined to be greater than that of Cryptosporidium oocysts but less than that of Acanthamoeba cysts.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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^Amazing Graves!
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Probably just serendipity, but I had an inquiry from a small CSD (community services district) up there looking for chlorination equipment for their potable water system early this week.
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10b4me
Social climber
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About three years ago, some friends and I went to the Crab Cooker. It was packed with people, including kids in diapers. We left, good for us.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Wow. That's horrible. The stuff of nightmares. I'm really sorry to hear of this.
It shouldn't be hard to find out if she was at hot springs recently. Or maybe they're right about the private land theory.
I went to one of those hot springs ages ago. I've never been so sick the night after. I must have wiped my mouth with a wet hand or something. My GI track was empty from both ends. The worst part is that it hit me while I was asleep in my bag up at the Meadows. That's one way to ruin a trip.
I've been out to some hot springs since then with friends but I will not get in. Super gross.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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I'm sorry to hear about an unexpected and very unfortunate loss that must be hard for her family and friends.
Wow, not sure if I should consider it immune system training or just foolhardiness to explore these east side oases...
Actually I always get a bit grossed out in the man-made tubs, have a hard time enjoying that as a hot spring destination. Now a river or a stream, maybe with some rocks holding in a little pocket of warm water, that's a different story.
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