Real Life Imitates House
September 20th, 2007
Filed under: Medicine, News, TV
Remember the two-part episode of House late in the second season where Foreman developed meningitis? Meningitis that was ultimately revealed to be caused by the amoeba Naegleria fowleri, an extremely rare disease with only 24 recorded cases in the last 18 years?
Make that 27, because there have been 3 cases reported this summer related to freshwater lakes in Florida — and possibly more unreported cases.
Links:
My reviews of House, Season 2, episode 20 and episode 21
CDC fact sheet on Naegleria infection.
CNN article: “Deadly amoeba lurks in Florida lakes”
Speaking of House, the first episode of Season Four starts next Tuesday, September 25th.
September 20th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
Well damn…
He IS always right.
September 20th, 2007 at 7:24 pm
I can’t wait for the fourth season of House!!
Can I look forward to some awesome medical reviews of the new season?
I hope so.
September 20th, 2007 at 10:11 pm
Up until the last line, I thought that you were going to announce that YOU had it.
September 21st, 2007 at 12:32 am
and STILL the city of Orlando forced tri-athletes to swim through a potentially dangerous lake this last weekend.
September 21st, 2007 at 8:49 am
It wasn’t Lupus.
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