While that doesn't sound like much, the recent batch of deaths related to the amoeba could be cause for concern. In July, a 2-year-old boy was ruled by theNevada Division of Public and Behavioral Healthto have died from the brain-eating amoeba following a visit to a hot spring. Anothe...
" Dr. Charles Cobbs, neurosurgeon at Swedish, said in a phone interview. "There were these amoeba all over the place just eating brain cells. We didn't have any clue what was going on, but when we got the actual tissue we could see it was the amoeba."...
Kerala, a state renowned for its stunning backwaters, lush greenery, and rich culture, has recently been in the news for a more alarming reason—the presence of the brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri. This tiny, deadly organism causes a rare but often fatal infection known as primary ame...