As I said, I know it is very rare. But I just feel there are many other places to swim besides a lake, like in clean swimming pools, where I would not have to worry about it at all. I am not making my daughter a recluse or "bubble girl" or anything, but there are other alternatives. She knows not to ingest any water she swims in. As we all know e. coli can be found in some pools, along with other things I am sure. This story just freaked me out, because of what happens to the body when you get it, and how there is no cure. The man in the story said his other kids would not swim in the lake again, and I don't think he was being irrational. If he were going by "odds" the odds would certainly be against 2 of his children getting infected with this amoeba and dying, but why take that chance?

Take chances in poker, lol.
ceecee79 Reviewed by ceecee79 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