Burst! Brain-eating amoeba found in Houston's Brazosport water supply, southern residents must pay attention-Food Squad

Lake Jackson Lake Jackson City (KTRK) state authorities issued an emergency notice: One species was found in a water supply in southeastern Texas.Brain-eating amoeba, Will affect thousands of users.

Brazosport Water Authority yesterdayFridayPosted lateDon't use tap waterOfKenDiscussCultureThe document indicates thatThe amoeba discovered this time isnaegleria fowleri(Negrilia flexneri, commonly known as brain-eating bacteria, brain-eating amoeba (brain-eating amoeba), amoeba flexneri.)

The Texas Commission for Environmental Quality (TCEQ) also last nightPost the following notice on Twitter:

Directly focus on:BrazosportWater AuthorityIt is recommended not to use tap water in the following cities :

Lake Jackson, Freeport, Angleton, Brazoria, Richwood, Oyster Creek, Clute, Rosenburg, Dow Chemical, TDCJ Clemens and TDCJ Wayne Scott.

The proposal stated that residents of affected areasDon't use tap water.Do not drink water, bathe or cook, Or any other purpose, butYou can use the toilet to flush.

SimultaneouslyThe Texas Environmental Quality Commission statedWe are working with the Water Authority to resolve this issue as soon as possible.

Someone asked on Twitter if they could use it after boiling, and got a negative answer. It is not recommended that you use tap water in any way. People in the affected areas still buy some water to store at home.

The CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the virus willEnter the body through the noseInternally infect people and then spread to the brain, leading toAmebic meningoencephalitis, A rare but fatal disease.

Symptoms usually appear within 1-9 days after infection. Initial symptoms may include headache, fever, and nausea.Late symptoms include:Stiff neck, confusion, lack of attention, loss of balance, seizures, hallucinations.Once symptoms appear, patients usually die within two weeks.

Basically divided water-polluted areasCloth on the south coast of Houston, about58,000People will sufferToinfluences.

The Brazosport Water Authority advises not to use tap water until further notice.

REF:

[1] https://abc13.com/brain-eating-amoeba-bad-water-supply-warning-tceq/6574686/

[2]Naegleria fowleri — Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) — Amebic Encephalitis: Illness & Symptoms. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [2017-10-14].

[3]https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A6%8F%E6%B0%8F%E8%80%90%E6%A0%BC%E9%87%8C%E8%AE%8A%E5%BD%A2%E8%9F%B2#cite_note-10

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Burst!休斯顿Brazosport供水中发现可食人脑的变形虫，南部居民千万注意Brain-eating amoeba found in Houston’s Brazosport water supply, southern residents must pay attention

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