Uravity
28-08-17, 05:04
Okay, so in the middle of July, I had been doing some work outside. Ended up kicking up some dust from a dirt mound with a blower, which I think I might have inhaled. Two days later, I ended up getting really bad headaches, which have been going on for over a month now. The headaches aren't super severe or anything though.
Now, I know what you're thinking: the brain-eating amoeba is usually contracted in lakes. I'm not talking about naegleria fowleri, I'm referring to another amoeba, balamuthia mandrillaris. It's found in soil, dust, and water.
I'm scared because the symptoms that this amoeba causes once it infects you tend to be chronic and the disease itself is almost always fatal, with a fatality rate of about 89%.
According to the CDC's page on the amoeba, there have only been about 200 reported cases worldwide of infection caused by this amoeba. So it's very likely that my symptoms are caused by something else, right? Also, I don't have a fever or sensitivity to light, and I haven't thrown up. So I think I might be okay?
This has been making me really anxious, and I don't know how to cope. :(
Now, I know what you're thinking: the brain-eating amoeba is usually contracted in lakes. I'm not talking about naegleria fowleri, I'm referring to another amoeba, balamuthia mandrillaris. It's found in soil, dust, and water.
I'm scared because the symptoms that this amoeba causes once it infects you tend to be chronic and the disease itself is almost always fatal, with a fatality rate of about 89%.
According to the CDC's page on the amoeba, there have only been about 200 reported cases worldwide of infection caused by this amoeba. So it's very likely that my symptoms are caused by something else, right? Also, I don't have a fever or sensitivity to light, and I haven't thrown up. So I think I might be okay?
This has been making me really anxious, and I don't know how to cope. :(