Brain Eating Amoeba Fears Grow In The U.S. After Deaths

Brain Eating Amoeba Fears Grow In The U.S. After Deaths

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And the flames are being fanned by news of a second victim this month. The ‘outbreak’ of the amoeba, which grows in stagnant water passages, is so far confined to Virginia. The parasite is believed to have killed three dozen people in the past ten years and affects its victims by causing meningitis. So far only children are most vulnerable and the spread of the amoeba may be a seasonal thing.

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Original Story Brain Eating Amoeba Fears Grow In The U.S. After Deaths

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