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Subject: [sedmal] Fw: hati2 berenang buat anak2
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Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 11:28 PM
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Untuk yg punya baby n anak kecil untuk saat ini sebaiknya hindari mereka untuk
berenang di kolam renang atau kolam apapun yg berinteraksi langsung dengan
panas sinar matahari , karena bacteri amoeba naeglaria berada dalam air yg
suhunya hangat d alam terbuka (warm fresh water) bacteri ini dapat masuk
melalui air yg masuk ke lubang hidung dan langsung bermutasi di tubuh menuju
otak, sehingga dapat melumpuhkan system syaraf pusat dan membuat radang di
otak...
Saya menginformasikan ini karena di Jakarta ponakan saya berumur 2 1/2th ,4 hr
yg lalu habis berenang di salah satu hotel berbintang 5 di jkt , besoknya
mengeluh sakit perut tdk lama kemudian kejang2 ,dan 2hari kemudian setelah test
darah hasilnya diketemukan adanya bacteri amoeba nigleria yg dalam waktu
singkat membuat dia tidak sadarkan diri krn lsg menshut down system syarafnya
dan menyerang otak...sekarang dia masih dalam keadaan koma dan menggunakan alat
bantu pernafasan 100% karena otak yg di serang tdk dpt memerintahkan tubuhnya
u/ bernafas sdr, krn terkena bacteri ini sptnya dpt menyebabkan meningitis pd
anak...ini termasuk langka krn bisanya menyerang pd anak2 pun ada tahapannya tp
yg menyerang ponakan saya ganas sekali smp lsg pd tahap akhir yg membuat
kritis..
anda jg dpt membaca infonya di : http://www.medicine net.com/script/ main/art.
asp?articlekey= 84611
Amoeba: Naegleria fowleri Brain Infection Rare but Fatal
MRSA Slideshow
Medical Author: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
Medical Editor: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR
The death of six people in summer 2007 as a result of infection with the
Naegleria fowleri amoeba raised widespread awareness of this rare infection.
Naegleria fowleri is an amoeba found worldwide in warm bodies of water, but
human infection is extremely rare. Until the six cases in summer 2007, the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported only 23 cases of the
condition between 1995 and 2004.
All of those who died in 2007 were believed to have contracted the infection
from swimming in freshwater lakes, rivers, or springs during the hot summer
months. Health Department officials in the affected areas pointed out that hot
air temperatures raised water temperatures to levels (above 80 degrees
Fahrenheit) in which the amoeba thrives. The victims in summer 2007 were all
young males between the ages of 10 and 22. Those who swim in warm freshwater
sources, particularly those who participate in water sports and play in a
manner in which entry of water into the nose is likely, are at risk for the
infection.
The Naegleria fowleri amoeba enters the nose and then migrates to the brain to
cause a disease known as primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). Symptoms,
typically those of a flu-like illness, begin within two weeks of exposure. The
symptoms worsen quickly until coma and brain death ensue. Certain drugs have
been shown to be effective against Naegleria fowleri in the laboratory, but it
is not known if these same medications will be effective in treating the
condition in humans. Most reported infections of humans have been fatal.
Spread of Naegleria infection from person to person does not occur. It is also
not possible to contract Naegleria from a swimming pool if the water has been
properly chlorinated and the pool is kept clean and maintained.
It is not possible to know exactly which bodies of water may contain the amoeba
at a given point in time, since testing requires several days until the results
are available. However, the CDC states that "it is likely that a low risk of
Naegleria infection will always be associated with swimming in warm freshwater
lakes, rivers, and hot springs."
According to the CDC, preventive measures that may reduce the risk of infection
include the following:
Avoid swimming or jumping into bodies of warm freshwater, hot springs, and
thermally polluted water such as water around power plants. Water sports and
play that increase the chances of water entering the nose increase the risk.
Avoid swimming or jumping into freshwater during periods of high temperature
and low water volume.
Hold the nose shut or use nose clips when jumping or diving into bodies of warm
freshwater to reduce the likelihood of water entering the nose.
Avoid digging in or stirring up the sediment while swimming in shallow, warm
freshwater areas.
Do not swim in areas posted as "no swimming" or in areas warning about an
increased risk of Naegleria infection.
