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Brain-eating amoeba
January 11 , 2023
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- South Korea reported its first case of infection from Naegleria fowleri or “brain-eating amoeba”.
- Naegleria is an amoeba, a single-celled organism, and only one of its species.
- It was first discovered in Australia in 1965.
- It is commonly found in warm freshwater bodies, such as hot springs, rivers and lakes.
- The amoeba enters the human body through the nose and then travels up to the brain.
- Once Naegleria fowleri goes to the brain, it destroys brain tissues and causes a dangerous infection known as primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM).
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