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Bacteria From Lake Water

Premium Questions

Dr. Ronald Schubert MD

I jumped off a boat in lake gaston va and water went up my nose,This lake is running water and is still cool. Do I need to be alarmed over the amoeba that can kill you. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ronald Schubert ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sumanth Amperayani MD

My daughter is 2 and we are at the lake she was fine Sunday when we went on the water, woke up ... very thick almost like foam? I know she did get some lake water in her mouth just worried it... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumanth Amperayani ( Pediatrician)
Dr. VINAY KUMAR MD

. Take over 3 weeks to heal. While at my cottage 4 years ago I may have drank contaminated water from the lake. --XXXX XXXXXXX Could my problem be the result of infection by a blood-bourn parasite? (... View answer

Answered by : Dr. VINAY KUMAR ( Dermatologist)
Dr.  Pradeep Kumar MD

continued diarrhea. She has eaten very little today and has slept quite a bit. We are on vacation at Lake Cumberland and she was swimming in the lake quite a bit yesterday and may have swallowed lake... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pradeep Kumar ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

On August 15, I went swimming in a lake in North XXXXXXX I got water far up my nose and I am so ... sleeping and focusing. I had a headache and some slight dizziness (mild to moderate) from Aug. 15-22... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

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Dr. Ajit Kumar Varma MD

I don t know if the lake water on her shoes caused the issue. There s no pain or itching. Her feet ... was in a lake up there and was told to shower after getting out of the lake because... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ajit Kumar Varma ( Podiatrist)
Dr.   Deepashree MD

i went swimming with some friends at a lake and was jumping off this tower thingy and after the 3rd time i got out and didnt notice it till i got home that i have quite a bit of water in my ear that just ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepashree ( ENT Specialist)
Dr.   Deepashree MD

Can you have a heart attack from jumping in cold water ? Not ice cold water, just like a lake or river on a very hot summers day in the UK, also jumping in straight away without trying to get... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepashree ( ENT Specialist)
Dr.  E Venkata Ramana MD

lot of lake water, only for us to be told after two weeks that the water there was contaminated. He got sick the day after we came back from the lake. He has had awful diarrhea for two... View answer

Answered by : Dr. E Venkata Ramana ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Ashakiran S MD

I cut my foot on a rusty ladder when getting out of a lake onto a dock. The ladder has been in the lake (in Maine) for the past few weeks. I ve had a tetanus shot within the past 10 years and I ve ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashakiran S ( General & Family Physician)