Sadly, Naegleria fowleri, the so-called brain-eating amoeba, has claimed the life of an 8-year-old girl after she swam in Lake Claiborne in Louisiana. An explainer: theconversation.com/why-the-brai...
theconversation.comWhy the ‘brain-eating’ amoeba found in freshwater lakes – while rare – is so deadlyThe brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri kills 97% of its victims, and infections are almost impossible to diagnose quickly. Here is how it kills.
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