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• January 21, 2022

Brain-eating amoeba has been drastically affecting people all over the world, especially in America. Every year, people die from it. It usually affects healthy, young people.

What is brain-eating Amoeba?

Generally, Amoebas are single celled organisms. Brain eating Amoeba which is known as “Naeglaria fowleri” was discovered in 1965. It was first discovered in Australia but it evolved in USA later on.

Though there are several species of Naegleria but only fowleri species and their subtypes which are equally infectious are believed to cause human disease. N. fowleri reproduces by cell division like other Amoebas. With favorable environment, it becomes trophozoites which is a feeding form of Amoeba. When conditions are not suitable it becomes inactive cysts.