Naegleria fowleri: Brain-eating amoeba identified in South Korea

Naegleria fowleri infection was found in a dead Korean national who had just returned from Thailand, according to KDCA.

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Naegleria fowleri, or "brain-eating amoeba" reportedly destroys human brains.

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The illness, which was originally noted in the United States in 1937, has now been known to cause its first infection in SK.

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The amoeba Naegleria fowleri is typically found in warm freshwater ponds, lakes, rivers, canals, and lakes all around the world.

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The amoeba is inhaled through the nose and travels to the brain to destroy brain tissue.

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