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Detection of brain feeding amoeba in the US water supply system
Dangerous brain-eating amoeba is found at 4 separate points in water sources on the outskirts of New Orleans, USA, after the death of a 4-year-old boy.
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10 deaths due to amoeba feeding on the human brain
Human brain amoeba worm killed 10 people in Karachi, Pakistan. While the origin of this brain-eating amoeba has not been clarified, the authorities warn people to use ch…
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Risk of blindness due to contact lenses
The Daily Mail quoted Fiona Henriquez, a researcher from the University of West Scotland, who said that Acanthamoeba parasites are potential enemies for contact lens use…
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Arthritis medicines can kill parasites
Auranofin, a cheap drug that is widely used to treat arthritis, will be a way, according to a study by California (USA) scientists on May 21 in the Journal of Natural Me…
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Appeared amoeba eats human brain
A bacterium that lives in a lake can invade the body through the nose and cause serious damage to the brain. In Florida (USA), the state government has set up a hotline…