Tag Archives: Waterborne diseases

Brain-Eating Amoeba Found in New Orleans Water Reserves

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All the facts you need to know about the brain eating Amoeba Naegleria fowleri which has a 97% fatality rate:1. Naegleria fowleri a brain-eating Amoeba strain has been found in the water of St....

Flesh-Eating Bacteria Kills 2 Persons in Florida

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There have been eight Vibrio vulnifucus (flesh-eating bacteria) infections in Florida residents. And up until now two have died from the disease as well, according to Florida Department of Health....

Brain-Eating Parasite Kills All Victims

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Zachary Reyna was the prepubescent boy who died of Naegleria fowleri, a rare and fatal disease on Saturday in Florida. Zach as he was commonly called by his friends and family was infected by the...