You can't seriously consider not swimming in lakes anymore because of this. If small incidents, such as this, inspire that much fear in you then you might as well become a recluse.

I'm not trying to be a dick (despite the evidence to the contrary) but that is incredibly irrational.
audioaddict04 Reviewed by audioaddict04 on . 6 die from brain-eating amoeba A story I saw on msn............ 6 die from brain-eating amoeba in Phoenix lake waters -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com I'm just thinking how we (my family) used to go swimming in lakes all the time when I was younger, and although they state this is a very rare thing to get, I don't think I would swim in a lake again. Or allow my daughter to either. Rating: 5