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The Brain-Eating Amoeba
The brain eating amoeba is called Naegleria Fowleri. Usually people come into contact with the amoeba in warm lakes, by getting water in their ears and up their nose.
Heading to the local lake to swim this summer? Or the local pool with its little kiddie pool that never seems to stay cold? You might want to check this out, first.
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May 29, 2008 -- Six young men died last year after swimming in lakes or pools infested with a brain-eating amoeba, the CDC reports.
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A rare brain illness spread in freshwater lakes, rivers and hot springs killed six people in Florida, Texas and Arizona in 2007, the most in more than five years, according to a U.S. report.
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Six young men died last year after swimming in lakes or pools infested with a brain-eating amoeba, the CDC reports.
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Six young men died last year after swimming in lakes or pools infested with a brain-eating amoeba, the CDC reports.
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