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Naegleria fowleri is commonly called a brain-eating amoeba because it causes a brain infection that is typically fatal. Official records show 164 people in the US were infected with the disease ...

The amoeba was first discovered by medical scientists ... infection called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis. This disease has caused hundreds of fatal infections across several countries.

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PAM, the infection caused from the amoeba, is ultimately hard to detect though, because of the rapid progression of the disease. Diagnosis is typically made postmortem. Although infection is rare ...

Popularly known as “brain-eating amoeba”, Naegleria fowleri is responsible for the disease called Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM). The infection is fatal in 98 per cent of the cases.

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Notably, Naegleria is an incurable disease. The amoeba enters the human brain through the nose and mouth, leading to fatal consequences.

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A 36-year-old Karachi woman, Maryam Shakeel, died after contracting Naegleria, a brain-eating amoeba found in water. Health officials confirmed that low chlorine levels in the city's water supply ...

Popularly known as “brain-eating amoeba”, Naegleria fowleri is responsible for the disease called Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM). The infection is fatal in 98 per cent of the cases.

A Georgia student died before her senior year of high school due to a rare brain-eating amoeba. Megan Ebenroth, 17, died on July 22 after contacting the amoeba known as Naegleria fowleri while ...