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Brain-Eating Amoeba: Warning Issued in Florida after Rare Infection Case

posted by martyb on Monday July 06 2020, @07:28PM   Printer-friendly
from the Hmm,-Braaains! dept.

inertnet writes:

Brain-eating amoeba: Warning issued in Florida after rare infection case:

A case of a rare brain-eating amoeba has been confirmed in Florida, according to health officials in the US state.

The Florida Department of Health (DOH) said one person in Hillsborough County had contracted Naegleria fowleri.

The microscopic, single-celled amoeba can cause an infection of the brain, and is usually fatal.

Commonly found in warm freshwater, the amoeba enters the body through the nose.

The DOH did not outline where the infection was contracted, or the patient's condition. The amoeba cannot be passed from person to person.

Infections are typically seen in southern US states. They are rare in Florida, where only 37 cases have been reported since 1962.

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  • (Score: 5, Interesting) by stretch611 on Monday July 06 2020, @10:19PM (2 children)

    by stretch611 (6199) on Monday July 06 2020, @10:19PM (#1017355)

    Well, the state capital, Tallahassee is located in Leon county not Hillsborough.

    So, I am assuming that Ron De Santis (governor of FL) is not the person with the brain eating amoeba.

    Based on that assumption, Ron's brain disorder must be the result of having his head stuck too far up Trump's ass.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 06 2020, @10:25PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 06 2020, @10:25PM (#1017361)

    I thought he had a natural immunity.

  • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Monday July 06 2020, @11:59PM

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Monday July 06 2020, @11:59PM (#1017403)

    Ron probably caught the infection from Rick (conflict of interest) Scott... Rick came to our office to give a speech one morning, he looked like he hadn't slept in two weeks - the alien parasite wrapped around his brainstem was just using him on maximum overdrive until the next election.

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