Everything to know about brain-eating amoeba that's spreading in the US

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Naegleria Fowleri, popularly known as a "brain-eating amoeba," is a species of the genus Naegleria and a shape-shifting amoeboflagellate excavate.

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Everything to know about brain-eating amoeba that's spreading in the US

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BY NERGIS FIRTINA

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The U.S. has been in trouble lately with a brain-eating amoeba. The situation is getting worse day by day, and nobody exactly knows why.

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It is time to learn everything about infective amoeba.

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An amoeba, also known as an amoeboid, is a type of cell or unicellular creature that can change shape by extending and retracting pseudopods.

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Dr. Jenna Crowe-Riddell

One species of amoeba causes an irreversible brain infection: Naegleria fowleri.

Naegleria Fowleri, popularly known as a "brain-eating amoeba," is a species of the genus Naegleria and a shape-shifting amoeboflagellate excavate.

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Amoeba cannot reproduce by dividing while they are in flagellated form. However, if they lose their whip, they can split.

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Amoebae entering the olfactory canal pass through the nasal mucosa and settle in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and brain via the olfactory nerve.

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