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19 Oct, 2018
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October 27, 2018 2018-10-27T16:00:00 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM 836 Reynolds StreetAugusta, GA30901 Admission: Free to the...
Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016 News 12 NBC 26 at 6 O’Clock
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) — A fun day out on the lake soaking up the last days of summer.
“Just relax and have a good time and spend some time together,” Kimberly Hekl said.
Down river though in Charleston County one person contracted a brain eating amoeba in the Edisto River, that river flows all the way through Barnwell and Aiken counties.
Kimberly Hekl is out with her son splashing around near the Edisto River where she says even recent news does not worry her.
“Not really obviously since my 4-year old child is swimming in this lake,” Hekl said.
The amoeba is called Naegleria fowleri and despite it’s deadly nature, it’s very rare with fewer than 40 cases nationwide in the past ten years, according to DHEC, meaning there’s not much to worry about.
“I spent a whole lot of years in school learning about all this nasty stuff and there’s a whole lot of different things out there that can kill you in a lot of different ways and this is just kind of another one,” Hekl said.
The CDC says these amoebas occur naturally, but there are certain things that can make them thrive.
One of those conditions is warmer water, a major possibility in the hot summer months, but another one is lower water levels just like on the Edisto River.
But rivers are not the only place the amoebas could pop up, in Charlotte an amoeba was contracted at the National Whitewater Center and the CDC says they can be found in warmer lakes and streams too. As long as you keep water from going up your nose, you should be okay.
“You can’t let fear like that rule your life, stop you from doing all the fun stuff,” Hekl said.
But to be sure infected water doesn’t get into your body you can avoid jumping in untreated water, hold your nose shut or use nose clips wile doing water related activities, and avoid digging in sediment around warm, fresh water.
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