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.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday July 07 2020, @12:48AM (5 children)
Impossible. It'd starve in a matter of days.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday July 07 2020, @01:33AM (4 children)
I dunno, it takes some serious creativity to get up to all the wacky stuff they perpetrate in Florida.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by Joe Desertrat on Wednesday July 08 2020, @09:36PM (3 children)
Nah, just alcohol and/or meth.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday July 11 2020, @04:01PM (2 children)
We had plenty of that in OK and we still couldn't even compete with FL.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by Joe Desertrat on Sunday July 12 2020, @09:25PM (1 child)
Florida is warm, a lot of them head south (or get sent) for winter and never leave.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday July 13 2020, @03:06PM
Ahh, I wasn't aware morons were seasonally migratory. Good to know.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.