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THE FATAL NAEGLERIA FOWLER AMOEBA INFECTS A PERSON IN FLORIDA; ONLY 4 SURVIVORS TILL DATE

Published On 06 Jul 2020 08:46 PM


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Highlights: 

  • This amoeba is microscopic 
  • It breeds on warm freshwater

A Florida person has contracted a rare amoeba that causes infections in the brain and is mostly fatal. The amoeba called the Naegleria fowler has been known to infect people earlier too. Until now 143 people in the US have been infected by the amoeba out of which only 4 people have survived the infection. 

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Tags : NAEGLERIA FOWLER AMEOBA , amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), warm fresh water,
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