Brain-Eating Amoeba FAQ What is Brain-Eating Amoeba Part II How Frequently Do People Get Infected by Brain-Eating Amoebas? Even though N. fowleri amoebas are relatively common, they only rarely cause brain disease. N. fowleri disease, known as primary amoebic meningoencephalitis or PAM, occurs from zero to eight times a year, almost always from […]
Deadly brain-eating amoeba resurfaces in...
Deadly brain-eating amoeba resurfaces in Pakistani city ISLAMABAD: A brain-eating amoeba has killed at least 10 people in Pakistan’s most populous city since May, a World Health Organization official said on Tuesday 9th October 2012. A parasite Nigerella Fowleri, commonly known as Brain Eating Amoeba has spread in Pakistan specially in Karachi that reaches […]