# Good God - there's an amoeba that crawls up your nose and eats your brain? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 28, 2007, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-god-theres-an-amoeba-that-crawls-up-your-nose-and-eats-your-brain/420869 "2007-09-28T21:18:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2007, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-god-theres-an-amoeba-that-crawls-up-your-nose-and-eats-your-brain/420869/41 "2007-10-01T18:51:59Z")
Nothing new about this pathogenic amoeba - as noted, it’s been around for a long time. While I suppose going from an _average_ of two deaths a year to six in one year is a “spike”, it doesn’t exactly herald End Times. We’ve had a bunch of unusually warm years recently with no jump in cases, but that doesn’t make for a sexy news story. In other news, aaaaah, **LEECHES!!!** ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2007, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-god-theres-an-amoeba-that-crawls-up-your-nose-and-eats-your-brain/420869/42 "2007-10-01T18:52:39Z")
[QUOTE=Ludovic] Jumpin’ Jesus on a pogo stick! Everyone knows that burrow owls live in a hole in the ground! Why the hell you think they call them a burrow owl, anyway? [/QUOTE] The windblown look suits you. ---
**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-god-theres-an-amoeba-that-crawls-up-your-nose-and-eats-your-brain/420869/43 "2007-10-01T18:56:06Z")
Knowing about _Amoebic Meningitis_ was part of my childhood, 30 years ago. In the volcanic regions of NZ there are lots of hot pools that we used to swim in. The ones that used water straight out of the ground or had earth bottoms were considered far more risky than filtered concrete lined pools. Most pools now use chlorinated water with heat exchangers - they don’t smell the same, but are safer. Si ---
**Author:** ![nipplesup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/85f322/32.png) [@nipplesup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nipplesup)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2007, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-god-theres-an-amoeba-that-crawls-up-your-nose-and-eats-your-brain/420869/44 "2007-10-01T18:58:34Z")
😃 [QUOTE=pravnik] Couldn’t he just crawl up my urethra and eat my fish? [/QUOTE] this is stellar ! ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2007, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-god-theres-an-amoeba-that-crawls-up-your-nose-and-eats-your-brain/420869/45 "2007-10-01T18:59:03Z")
[QUOTE=Enterprise] I’m not sure I’d call that very serious. Scary, sure. Serious…no. Keep an eye on it, though. [/QUOTE] I can see better with my new bifocals, but not that good. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2007, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-god-theres-an-amoeba-that-crawls-up-your-nose-and-eats-your-brain/420869/46 "2007-10-01T19:01:09Z")
[QUOTE=olivesmarch4th] I love amoebas with all of my heart and soul. I do a stellar amoeba impression, myself (large blanket required.) I for one welcome our new amoeba overlords. [/QUOTE] One of my favourite meals is “scrambled amoeba”: mashed potatos and hamburger hash, all mixed together. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-god-theres-an-amoeba-that-crawls-up-your-nose-and-eats-your-brain/420869/47 "2007-10-01T19:45:14Z")
That will teach you bastards for going outside. ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2007, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-god-theres-an-amoeba-that-crawls-up-your-nose-and-eats-your-brain/420869/48 "2007-10-01T20:11:58Z")
[QUOTE=Ludovic] Jumpin’ Jesus on a pogo stick! Everyone knows that burrow owls live in a hole in the ground! Why the hell you think they call them a burrow owl, anyway? [/QUOTE] Well, it depends a lot on the condition of the soil. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2007, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-god-theres-an-amoeba-that-crawls-up-your-nose-and-eats-your-brain/420869/49 "2007-10-01T23:32:40Z")
[QUOTE=Anne Neville] And what about people who were killed by something that, technically, has no brain, like San Mateo Bridge idiots? 😉 [/QUOTE] Hey, I had my blinker on! You were in my blind spot, anyway! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-god-theres-an-amoeba-that-crawls-up-your-nose-and-eats-your-brain/420869/50 "2007-10-02T02:27:50Z")
[QUOTE=Terrifel] Well, it depends a lot on the condition of the soil. 😃 [/QUOTE] Like Des Moines Iowa, perfect example. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-god-theres-an-amoeba-that-crawls-up-your-nose-and-eats-your-brain/420869/51 "2007-10-02T04:03:59Z")
How > [@](#): > > there’s an amoeba that crawls up your nose and eats your brain? is suitably prefaced by > [@](#): > > Good God - I’ll never know. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-god-theres-an-amoeba-that-crawls-up-your-nose-and-eats-your-brain/420869.md?page=2)