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Lake swimming is the primary way people are infected with brain-eating amoeba. It is a fresh-water amoeba that is killed by chlorine. https://en.wikipedia.org/
by hokumguru 8y ago
Lake swimming is the primary way people are infected with brain-eating amoeba. It is a fresh-water amoeba that is killed by chlorine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naegleria_fowleri https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naegleria_fowleri
- wozer 8y agoCan this happen to anybody, or only to people with a weakened immune system?
- astrange 8y agoInfection is universally fatal even with treatment, and your immune system actually makes it worse. https://www.iflscience.com/brain/brain-eating-amoeba-kicks-fatal-immune-response/ https://www.iflscience.com/brain/brain-eating-amoeba-kicks-f...