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‘Brain-eating’ amoeba kills Missouri resident after Lake of the Ozarks trip
A Missourian who contracted an amoeba that kills brain cells at the Lake of the Ozarks has died, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Wednesday. The Department of Mental Health and Senior Services stated in a news release that the person,
Missouri patient dies from rare 'brain-eating amoeba' infection after Lake of the Ozarks trip
Naegleria fowleri lives in warm, fresh water and can enter the brain through the nose, where it causes inflammation and tissue death. Fewer than 200 people have contracted the amoeba since 1962, but infection is almost always fatal.
The deadly infection has been historically rare, but as climate change heats up waters and worsens flooding, research shows ...
A Missouri resident has contracted a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks days prior.
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