The teenage boy’s family says he is a Brain-eating amoeba After a vacation at a North Florida campground last month, reports from local TV station WJXT. Tenor Lake Wall, a 13-year-old from Palatka, Florida, was on vacation, including a water park and a lake, before his parents told him he …
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The Florida Department of Health confirmed a case of what is commonly known as a brain-eating amoeba in the Tampa area. According to the department, a person in Hillsborough County hired Naegleria fowleri, which is a single-celled amoeba that attacks brain tissue and is usually fatal. Since 1962, there have …
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Brain-eating amoeba infection, naegleriasis. Trophozoite, infectious form of the parasite Naegleria … [+] fowleri, (Illustration: Getty) Getty Putting the words “brain eating” in front of almost anything can make it sound very dangerous. Teddy bear eating brains. Kitten eating the brain. Brain-eating slice of pizza. That’s why it should come …
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Health officials say there has been a confirmed case of Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba, in Hillsborough County, Florida. The amoeba is commonly found in warm temperate water like lakes, rivers, ponds, and canals, according to the Department of Health. Infections can occur when contaminated water …
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