The risk is very small, but for people who do become infected, this illness is nearly always fatal.
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A ‘brain-eating amoeba’ might sound like a science fiction creature. Unfortunately, it’s real – and while infections are rare, they are usually fatal.
The brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri kills 97% of its victims, and infections are almost impossible to diagnose quickly. Here is how it kills.
An influential US blog about climate change recently featured the story of a “brain-eating” infectious parasite that has caused 31 deaths in that country in the past decade. “Brain-eating” is just one…
