Studie entdeckt Naegleria fowleri, eine seltene Amöbe, die eine meist tödliche Gehirninfektion verursacht, in thermisch beeinflussten Gewässern westlicher Nationalparks der USA
https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/brain-eating-amoeba-parks-22245464.php
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It’s not that rare as far as I understand. Now getting infected with it is exceedingly so.
Warm stagnant water has organism that thrives in warm stagnant water.
We have this in Florida. It’s not a good idea to put your head under fresh water here during the summer. It’s not super common, but I swear there’s a confirmed case every other year or so.
Edit: Florida’s freshwater springs are safe from amoebas. They are fed from underground aquifers, so they are too cold for the amoeba to propagate
Cool so hot springs are just off the list now
Don’t stick your head in hot springs in National Parks? It’s against the rules, and dumb.
As someone else pointed out, it’s not that rare and it’s well known by people who live around these areas that you should never submerge your head in hot springs. Specifically you want to avoid your mouth and nose going under the water.
It has been detected in a lot of municipal water supplies too. It is completely harmless if consumed. It has to be forced up your nose, and even then, there has to be extremely unlucky circumstances that cause it to go after your brain.