Sunday, June 1, 2008

Brain-eating amoeb killed 6 in the United States last year

There is a brain-eating amoeba that killed 6 people last year in the United States. The amoeba is called Naegleria fowleri and is found around the world. It lives in lake water and soil.
This killer amoeba enters the body though the nose of swimmers and destroys tissue on it’s way to the brain were it feeds on brain cells. Naegleria fowleri kills nearly every person it infects. So far no cure has been discovered for this infection. When infected most people die within 2 weeks.
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