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10b4me
Social climber
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^^^ I miss being able to go into Hot creek.
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part-time communist
Mountain climber
Bishop, CA
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Weird. I've prolly been in every hot spring in California and half of Nevada and never had a problem. Other than the hallucinations.
same, minus the hallucinations...
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Dude stew.... never understood the attraction.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, steve A ... very sorry to hear this, as to your 'in law' ... here's hoping she will soon recover, as to her best now, and that she will be able to have help, for the next part of her recovery and get the 'ways and means' to get around then...
there are quite a few sad stories, coming out of costa rica... even little children, :( that have died... oh my... :(
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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A few years back I heard of a person contracting the amoeba while swimming in lake Mead while the like water was low and warm, I believe it was the same bug. Since then I have been very aware while swimming in lakes and soaking in springs to keep water away from my nose as much as possible. The Saline Hot Springs is a great place and I worried about the bug being there and it may be but the tubs are routinely cleaned with bleach several times a week and usually have a constant flow of water in and out. Also I just returned from Kauai last week and was getting ready to do a hike to a remote waterfall and swim but was warned by more than a few locals that there have been cases of people contracting a flesh eating disease from the water in fresh water streams. We stuck to the ocean.
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Sep 29, 2015 - 09:20am PT
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^^^
Different thing. One is an amoeba that eats your brain, the other is a bacteria that eats your flesh. Both gnarly, but different.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 29, 2015 - 09:21am PT
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^^^^. What does MRSA got to do with amoebas in hot springs around Bishop?
FYI, you very likely have MRSA within arm's reach, wherever you are.
Fat Dad beat me to the return key. :-(
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Sep 29, 2015 - 09:55am PT
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The end result is often the same, no? And certainly both different from being shot with a bullet.
In each case an organism enters the host and kills it. Close enough for ST work.
There are no such things as applied sciences, only applications of science."
-LouisP
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 29, 2015 - 09:58am PT
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I'd take a bullet to the temple over either of those.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Sep 29, 2015 - 10:11am PT
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rZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Sep 29, 2015 - 12:47pm PT
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Actually, the flesh eating variety freaks me out more since it's not limited to scrungy pools of water. I recall a story of a triathlete who shaved his legs before a long ride, got a slight knick and then had flesh eating bacteria enter the wound while out riding. Almost died and then had to ampute his leg. Just so freaky and random.
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Lassitude 33
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Sep 29, 2015 - 02:08pm PT
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Life is uncertain and unfortunate circumstances could befall anyone. Always more tragic when it involves a young person.
That last tidbit is another good reason (of which I was unaware) why I don't bother to shave my legs when out on my bike.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Sep 30, 2015 - 09:41am PT
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UPDATE
[he has] undergone six surgeries at Rady Children's Hospital since falling ill 10 days ago, according to family friend...
[his] right leg was amputated below the knee last week in order to prevent the spread of the bacteria. On Monday night, the remainder of the leg was removed up to the teen's hip, he said.
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Dr. Wilma Wooten, the county public health officer, said a bacteria found on the skin can lead to necrotizing fasciitis, if wounds aren't cleansed.
"It's a rare condition," Wooten told City News Service. "Since 2010,we've had 124 cases of necrotizing fasciitis" in San Diego County.
Of those patients, only three have been under the age of 17, according to Wooten. She said many of the others had an underlying medical condition that weakened their immune system.
People who get any kind of injury that breaks the skin -- even as simple as a paper cut, blister or scrape -- should see a doctor if the wound gets warm and/or oozes, she said.
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Lollie
Social climber
I'm Lolli.
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Sep 30, 2015 - 01:38pm PT
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Yuk. I wish I hadn't read this thread.
124 people in a population of... how many are you? 450 millions?
That's 0,000028% of the population who gets it. As big chance as winning the lottery. That's a comfort.
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