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Brain-eating amoeba suspected in SW Indiana death
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A parasite commonly referred to as the "brain-eating amoeba" infected a man teaching his daughter to swim in a southwestern Indiana lake, killing him within weeks, his father said Tuesday. State and federal officials have not...
Tags: Meningitis, Diseases and Illnesses, Headaches, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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9-year-old Killed By Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba
STILLWATER, Minn. - Officials suspect a 9-year-old boy who died after swimming in a Minnesota lake was killed by primary amebic meningoencephalitis. Jack Ariola Erenberg died after experiencing flu-like symptoms for two days after swimming in Lily Lake....
Tags: Swimming, Sports, Flu, Family, Symptoms
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Brain-Eating Amoebas Blamed in Three Deaths
KTLA NewsBREVARD COUNTY, FL -- Three people have died this summer after suffering rare infections from a waterborne amoeba that destroys the brain. This is the time of year when there is an uptick in cases. The amoebas flourish in the heat -- especially during...Tags: Meningitis, WFTV, Virginia Commonwealth University, Henrico County, Headaches
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Deaths From Brain-eating Amoeba Linked to Sinus Remedy
KTLA NewsNEW ORLEANS, LA. -- A sinus-flushing device used to relieve colds and allergies has been linked to a brain-eating amoeba responsible for the deaths of at least 2 people. Health officials in Louisiana issued a warning about neti pots - which are...Tags: Meningitis, Diseases and Illnesses, Allergies, Headaches, Health
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Deadly amoeba Naegleria fowleri linked to tap water in neti pot
Southerners have been warned about the dangers of the deadly amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, which live in warm lakes and ponds, but finding the amoeba lurking in a home's plumbing system raises new concerns.
According to a report from the Associated Press, a...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Diseases and Illnesses, Brain, Medical Research, Human Body
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Father of boy killed by brain-eating amoeba speaks about loss
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsRelatives of 14 year-old Andrew Chavez identified him as the Kansan who died from Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba. According his father, Andrew was two days into his freshman year at Wichita's...Tags: Hot Springs, Diseases and Illnesses, Headaches, Bodies of Water, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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