HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Florida. – The Florida Department of Health has confirmed a case of Naegleria Fowleri Florida infection in Hillsborough County. Naegleria fowleri is a single-celled microscopic live amoeba. The amoeba can cause a rare brain infection called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis that destroys brain tissue and is usually fatal. The …
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Florida has once again broken its one-day record for new coronavirus cases. The state reported 11,458 new cases overnight as it prepares for the July 4 weekend. According to the Florida Department of Health, the new cases bring the state’s total to more than 190,000. The state has reported more …
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A sign reporting the closure of South Beach, to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is seen before the weekend of July 4, in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, 3 July 2020. REUTERS / Elizabeth Fair (Reuters) – Confirmed cases of Florida’s coronavirus rose to a record 11,458 on Saturday, …
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Florida. – A patient in Hillsborough County has been infected with a rare and usually deadly brain-eating amoeba known as Naegleria fowleri, according to the Florida Department of Health. Amoeba is commonly found in fresh water and infects someone when contaminated water enters that person’s nose. From there, …
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Florida’s most populous county instituted an overnight curfew, and beaches and businesses began to close again as the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations increased in the state. The grim trend threatened further spread during the festive weekend of July 4. “Right now, we are heading a million miles an …
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