Brain-eating amoeba kills woman via her neti pot. GAH. (La. Dept of Health)
Brain-eating amoeba kills woman via her neti pot. GAH. (La. Dept of Health)
“The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is warning residents about the dangers of the improper use of neti pots. The warning follows the state’s second death this year caused by Naegleria fowleri, the so-called brain-eating amoeba.
“A 51-year-old DeSoto Parish woman died recently after using tap water in a neti pot to irrigate her sinuses and becoming infected with the deadly amoeba.
“In June, a 20-year-old St. Bernard Parish man died under the same circumstances.
“Naegleria fowleri infects people by entering the body through the nose. A neti pot is commonly used to irrigate sinuses, and looks like a genie’s lamp.
” ‘If you are irrigating, flushing, or rinsing your sinuses, for example, by using a neti pot, use distilled, sterile or previously boiled water to make up the irrigation solution,’said Louisiana State Epidemiologist, Dr. Raoult Ratard. ‘Tap water is safe for drinking, but not for irrigating your nose.’ …”
Brain-eating amoeba kills woman via her neti pot. GAH. (La. Dept of Health)
Brain-eating amoeba kills woman via her neti pot. GAH. (La. Dept of Health)
“The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is warning residents about the dangers of the improper use of neti pots. The warning follows the state’s second death this year caused by Naegleria fowleri, the so-called brain-eating amoeba.
“A 51-year-old DeSoto Parish woman died recently after using tap water in a neti pot to irrigate her sinuses and becoming infected with the deadly amoeba.
“In June, a 20-year-old St. Bernard Parish man died under the same circumstances.
“Naegleria fowleri infects people by entering the body through the nose. A neti pot is commonly used to irrigate sinuses, and looks like a genie’s lamp.
” ‘If you are irrigating, flushing, or rinsing your sinuses, for example, by using a neti pot, use distilled, sterile or previously boiled water to make up the irrigation solution,’said Louisiana State Epidemiologist, Dr. Raoult Ratard. ‘Tap water is safe for drinking, but not for irrigating your nose.’ …”
So let me close this by going all Voice of Experience on you: Keep playing games. Make time to play games with your friends and family, because it’s surprisingly heartbreaking to wipe a thin layer of dust off a game you love, before you put it back on the shelf because the real world is calling you.
So let me close this by going all Voice of Experience on you: Keep playing games. Make time to play games with your friends and family, because it’s surprisingly heartbreaking to wipe a thin layer of dust off a game you love, before you put it back on the shelf because the real world is calling you.
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The Word of Notch: We’re hiring. You should work here.
The Word of Notch: We’re hiring. You should work here.
As a java developer, I wish I could just uproot and go to Sweden to work for Mojang…
Anyone got any good leads on a company like Mojang? Preferably one on the same continent?
We’re expanding!
Exciting new projects, a very successful first year, and a much bigger new office means we’re going to grow into a slightly larger company. Right now we’re about 12-15 people, depending on how you count, and we want to grow to “a bit larger”.
To apply for a job, go here:
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The Word of Notch: We’re hiring. You should work here.
The Word of Notch: We’re hiring. You should work here.
As a java developer, I wish I could just uproot and go to Sweden to work for Mojang…
Anyone got any good leads on a company like Mojang? Preferably one on the same continent?
We’re expanding!
Exciting new projects, a very successful first year, and a much bigger new office means we’re going to grow into a slightly larger company. Right now we’re about 12-15 people, depending on how you count, and we want to grow to “a bit larger”.
To apply for a job, go here:
…