Why you need to choose where you swim carefully

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Yes, swimming in this could be deadly because this is the perfect breeding ground for brain-eating amoeba called Naegleria fuleri.

It thrives in warm freshwater environments like lakes, hot springs, or unmaintained pools like this.

When you dive in, the water containing the amoeba enters your nose and it swims up and infects your brain.

Symptoms occur a few days after exposure and early signs include headache, fever, and nausea and vomiting.

Even when treatment is attempted, it's almost always fatal with a 99% mortality rate.

Think twice before jumping in something like that.