Brain-eating amoeba: How to stay safe from Naegleria fowleri
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Brain-eating amoeba: How to stay safe from Naegleria fowleri
It sounds like something out of a horror movie. But a "brain-eating" amoeba has infected at least 40 people in the U.S. over the past decade. The single-celled organisms go by the scientific name Naegleria folweri, and may infect people who swim in lakes or rivers.
Are the bugs found in swimming pools too? How do they get into the brain? And what can be done to limit the risk? For answers to those and other questions about Naegleria, keep clicking...
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