Fisher Capital Management have found out those who have died of this rare infection included a 16-year-old girl from Florida who went for a swim in the river and a 9-year-old boy in Virginia who jumped into the water near a fishing camp.
Patrice Cusimano, the mother of the late Jeffrey Allen Cusimano, remembers her son as a sweet boy who received positive feedbacks from people they knew. He was working at the Ritz, had finished school with honors, and was graduating from UNO this year. He had hopes to pursue his MBA and law schools.
Patrice never realized this organism would endanger her son. All he ever did was put contaminated tap water into his neti pot to clean his sinuses.
She woke up one early dawn to hear his son repeatedly taking showers and then lay down. When she checked what was happening, she found out that he was high with fever.
When health officials examined their house, they found the hot water heater and shower head contaminated with the organism. However, the water supply tested negative.
Victims afflicted with the organism experience fever, severe headaches, nausea and vomiting and had stiff neck. As the infection progresses, they are confused, experience loss of attention and balance; hallucinate and have seizures. Jeff showed all these symptoms.
His mom recalls taking him to the Ochsner Baptist Medical Center on a Saturday, where the ICU doctor declared his deterioration. On Tuesday, Fisher Capital Management got word that he died.Since the 1960s, 120 people have died of this form of amoeba. It passes through the nose as you dive or swim into contaminated lakes and rivers.
To avoid brain-eating amoeba, you should clip your nose and hold it as you plunge into the water. Using neti pots would need water that has been boiled and cooled, if not distilled or sterile water.
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