"Naegleria fowleri: The Rare but Fatal 'Brain-Eating' Amoeba"

“Brain-eating bacteria” usually refers to Naegleria fowleri, a rare but deadly single-celled organism (amoeba).
Here are the key points:

🔬 What it is

Naegleria fowleri is a free-living amoeba found in warm freshwater (lakes, rivers, hot springs) and soil.

Despite the nickname, it’s not actually a bacteria—it’s an amoeba (a type of protozoa).
⚠ How infection happens

Infection occurs when contaminated water enters the nose (for example, while swimming, diving, or using untreated tap water for nasal irrigation).

From the nose, the amoeba travels to the brain, causing Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), a rare but almost always fatal brain infection.

It cannot infect you by drinking water.
🧠 Symptoms (usually start 1–12 days after exposure)

Severe headache

Fever

Nausea, vomiting

Stiff neck

Confusion, loss of balance

Seizures

Hallucinations

The disease progresses rapidly, often leading to coma and death within about Brain eating amoeba
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