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Brain-eating amoeba

05 Jul 2024

Explained: What Is Brain-Eating Amoeba? Check What Led To Kerala Tragedy

Amoebic encephalitis is a rare but fatal central nervous system infection caused by free-living amoebae, Naegleria fowleri amoeba, also known as brain-eating amoeba, found in freshwater, lakes, and rivers.

Brain-eating amoeba

06 Mar 2023

US Man Dies Of Brain-Eating Amoeba, Here Are Symptoms To Watch Out For

Brain-Eating Amoeba, which is also known as Naegleria fowleri, is a microscopic single-celled living amoeba, and is commonly found in warm fresh water.

28 Sep 2020

Brain-eating amoeba detected in water supply kills six-year old in US' Texas

The single-celled organism is commonly found in warm freshwater and soil, and it usually infects people when it enters the body through the nose, traveling up to the brain where it causes a rare and often deadly infection, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Although infections from Naegleria fowleri are rare, the fatality rate is over 97%. Only four people out of 145 known infected individuals in the United States from 1962 to 2018 have survived, according to the CDC.

28 Sep 2020

Why does Anand Mahindra think it's time to move to Mars?

Seems like bad news on health issues are refusing to die down. What has led Anand Mahindra to think about shifting to Mars? Mahindra has also tagged Elon Musk.

12 Feb 2017

Meet 'Gandalf' – a new amoeba species named after 'Lord of the Rings' character!

The researchers' analysis was based on biometric and morphological characterisation.

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