Amoebas

[tamborine]

Can dangerous amoebas enter the brain thru the nose from jumping into the river?

[Mamyalynne]

Simple answer - yes.

[wolf63]

It's called Naegleria fowleri

[Mamyalynne]

That's the beastie, aye.

[Sam1960]

link for you tamborine ...

https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/naegleria/general.html#:~:text=You%20can%20only%20be%20infected,the%20body%20through%20the%20nose.

[Sqad]

Thank you all, as I had never seen a case and never heard of it in over 50 years of medical practice.
You see.....one can always learn.

[roopower]

Not sure we need to worry about it in the uk with our water temperatures