Brain-Eating Amoeba Eyed in Death of Ohio Teen

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I read these stories every year at summertime.
A few precautions can be taken to lessen the risk of exposure.
Avoid entering the water by walking in (it stirs up the muddy bottom releasing the pathogens into the surrounding water)
Enter the water from above (from a boat etc) as not to stir up the muddy floor of the lake.
Also, avoid submerging your head to prevent water contact to ones nose, eyes, mouth and ears.