The fatality rate for infections with the amoeba Naegleria fowleri is 97 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The disease destroys brain tissue—hence the"brain-eating" moniker—causing brain swelling and, in most cases, death.infections were reported in the United States, CDC figures show.infections is 97 percent, according to the CDC. In fact, only four people out of 148 known infected individuals in the U.S. between 1962 and 2019 ended up surviving.
After the appearance of symptoms, the disease progresses rapidly, usually resulting in death anywhere between one and 12 days after onset.can only occur when water contaminated with the amoeba enters the nose of an individual. In the vast majority of cases, this happens when people are swimming or diving in bodies of warm freshwater, such as lakes and rivers.
Tehama County health officials said the most likely source of infection for this child was swimming in an unidentified freshwater lake in the county on July 30. Only 10 cases ofWhile infections with this amoeba are extremely rare, the Tehama County Health Services Agency said there were a number of preventative steps people could take, including:Holding your nose or using nose clips when taking part in water-related activities.
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