South Korea has reported its first case of brain-eating Naegleria fowleri infection.
Naegleria fowleri infects people when water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose.
“This typically happens when people go swimming, diving, or when they put their heads under fresh water, like in lakes and rivers. The amoeba then travels up the nose to the brain, where it destroys the brain tissue and causes a devastating infection called primary amebic meningoencephalitis . PAM is almost always fatal,” adds the organization.
Chances of the amoeba resting in bodies of water increase, especially during the warmer months of July, August, and September.“Naegleria fowleri is a heat-loving organism, meaning it thrives in heat and likes warm water. It grows best at high temperatures up to 115°F and can survive for short periods at even higher temperatures. Scientists have tested water temperatures from lakes and rivers linked to some PAM cases, and the temperatures have typically been higher than 80°F.
Only four of the 154 cases reported between 1962 and 2021 in the U.S. survived the infection. Luckily, it is extremely rare, with only about 430 cases having ever been documented globally.
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