Brain-eating amoeba: little girl dies after catching it in a swimming pool
A ten-year-old girl died of primary amoebic meningeal encephalitis. Rare, the disease is triggered by infection by Naegleria fowleri, known ...
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Brain-eating amoeba kills man in Florida
One person has died from infection with an amoeba called “Naegleria fowleri” which attacks the brain. THE ESSENTIAL A man ...
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American girl succumbs to ‘brain-eating amoeba’ after swimming in lake
In Texas, a 10-year-old girl died of amoebic meningoancephalitis, a disease caused by a "brain-eating" amoeba she contracted while bathing ...
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‘Brain-eating’ amoeba kills man at water park
In North Carolina, in the United States, a man died of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis ten days after being contaminated by ...
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Don’t let the “turista” ruin your vacation
The "turista", a pretty name for an ugly diarrhea that can ruin your holidays! Our advice to prevent it by ...
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