US toddler killed by brain-eating amoeba, a week after showing Flu symptoms

Infection occurs when water containing Naegleria fowleri enters the nose and migrates to the brain through the olfactory nerve. The symptoms of the disease appear one to 12 days after the exposure to Naegleria-containing water. According to the CDC, people die one to 18 days after symptoms show

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