Brain-eating amoeba: Warning issued in Florida after rare infection case
Naegleria fowleri infects people when water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose/ A case of a rare brain-eating amoeba has been confirmed in Florida, according to health officials in the US state. The Florida Department of Health (DOH) said one person in Hillsborough County had contracted Naegleria fowleri. The microscopic, single-celled amoeba can cause an infection of the brain, and is usually fatal. Commonly found in warm freshwater, the amoeba enters the body through the nose. The DOH did not outline where the ...
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