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Oct 19, 2020 1 hr 12 min

Brain Eating Amoebas

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Send us Fan Mail I know what your thinking 2020 has been a piece of cake and you have nothing to worry about. Well you're in luck this week we dive into the stagnant waters of your nightmares and bring you Naegleria the brain eating amoeba! Sources: https://www.popsci.com/story/science/brain-eating-amoeba-rare-infection/ https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/naegleria-infection/symptoms-causes/syc-20375470 https://www.insider.com/rise-of-brain-eating-amoeba-naegleria-fowleri-in-us-waters-2020-7 https://www.ajtmh.org/content/journals/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0110 Yoder JS, et al., 2012. Primary amebic meningoencephalitis deaths associated with sinus irrigation using contaminated tap water. Clin Infect Dis 55: e79–e85 Siddiqui R, Khan NA, 2014. Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis caused by Naegleria fowleri: an old enemy presenting new challenges. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 8: e3017. Centers for Disease Control (2013) Primary amebic meningoencephalitis associated with ritual nasal rinsing - St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, 2012. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 62 (45) 903. https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/naegleria/treatment.html https://www.livescience.com/54281-amoeba-definition.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1471492219302673?casa_token=FKYW41d3NWkAAAAA:1yB8YZaFfUiSP02gSgTsyxUD7pxZhPGX7gMKr3mxUO8owSYsUcVwJ_cOB0U3VCFqmV7l0qmoaA

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Send us Fan Mail I know what your thinking 2020 has been a piece of cake and you have nothing to worry about. Well you're in luck this week we dive into the stagnant waters of your nightmares and bring you Naegleria the brain eating amoeba! Sources: https://www.popsci.com/story/science/brain-eating-amoeba-rare-infection/https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/naegleria-infection/symptoms-causes/syc-20375470https://www.insider.com/rise-of-brain-eating-amoeba-naegleri...

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