Amoeba is everywhere !

Kerry Stoutenburgh, a Brooklyn College student of Kingston, NY, is believed to have contracted the deadly infection after jumping off a bridge into a warm body of water in Cecil County in Maryland last month. Kelly, who is just in her twenties, has died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a creek during a family vacation. The disease she became infected with, primary amebic meningoencephalitis, is caused by the brain parasite known as Naegleria fowleri, which is commonly found in warm freshwater rivers and hot springs or burrowed in soil.

The young girl, who would have celebrated her 20th birthday on October 20th, once was treated and released, but her condition worsened and ultimately killed her.
Ulster County Health Commissioner, Dr. Carol Smith said that was a catastrophic type of infection and it progressed to fatality quite quickly. According to the CDC, between 1962 and 2015, only three of 138 known infected people in the United States have survived the generally fatal infection.

The amoeba usually infects people when contaminated water enters the body through the nose and travels to the brain. This statement is according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A "brain-eating amoeba" is just as horrific as it sounds. It's a parasite that can enter the brain and lead to deadly inflammation of the brain. There have been several reports of brain-eating amoeba infections. In my reflection to avoid amoeba based on this story, we better :

1. Hold your nose shut or use nose clips when taking part in water-related activities
2. Avoid stirring sediment surrounding warm, fresh water.
3. Avoid water-related activities in warm, untreated, or poorly treated water

Reflected based on http://nypost.com/2016/09/12/student-dies-after-contracting-brain-eating-amoeba-on-vacation/