There's a dangerous single celled amoeba lurking in lakes across the country that can literally eat your brain! And this year, there's been an unusually high number of cases of people infected. Trace explains what's going on, and how you can protect yourself from this hidden threat. Read More: Brain-Eating Amoeba http://www.webmd.com/brain/brain-eating-amoeba "It doesn't happen often. But most summers, several Americans -- usually healthy, young people -- suffer sudden, tragic deaths from brain-eating amoeba." Florida boy continues to battle brain-eating amoeba http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/16/florida-boy-brain-eating-amoeba/2664489/ School begins Monday in this rural Florida town about 30 miles east of Fort Myers, but one seventh-grader won't be in class." Naegleria fowleri - Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/naegleria/general.html "Naegleria is an ameba (single-celled living organism) commonly found in warm freshwater (for example, lakes, rivers, and hot springs) and soil. Only one species (type) of Naegleria infects people:Naegleria fowleri." Plague in the United States http://www.cdc.gov/plague/maps/index.html "Plague was first introduced into the United States in 1900, by rat--infested steamships that had sailed from affected areas, mostly from Asia. Epidemics occurred in these port cities. The last urban plague epidemic in the United States occurred in Los Angeles from 1924 through 1925." Brain-eating amoebas thrive in US lakes as global warming heats waterways http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/27/4466280/brain-eating-amoeba-increasing-with-climate-change "It's a fatal infection without an effective treatment, and one that strikes in a decidedly gruesome manner: An amoebic organism lurking in water is inadvertently inhaled during a swim on a hot summer's day." Brain-Eating Amoeba: How One Girl Survived http://news.yahoo.com/brain-eating-amoeba-one-girl-survived-104257491.html "The 12-year-old Kali Hardig of Arkansas is now the third survivor of the rare but nearly always fatal infection caused by the brain-eating parasite Naegleria fowleri." Brain-Eating Amoeba Lurk in U.S. Lakes. But Should You Worry? http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/08/brain-eating-amoeba-strike---but-should-you-be-scared.html "Brain-eating amoeba, found in warm lakes, streams, and hot springs, are back. Or more accurately, they never went away. Three people have died in recent weeks after attacks from a single-celled organism called Naegleria fowleri: A girl in Florida, a boy in Virginia and a 20-year-old man in Louisiana." Watch More: Parasites Are OK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3s3NRtssS8 Antibacterial Soap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXt0I48LveE Parasite Got Your Tongue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NECsHSvNI-I&feature;=c4-overview ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Anthony Carboni on Twitter http://twitter.com/acarboni Laci Green on Twitter http://twitter.com/gogreen18 Trace Dominguez on Twitter http://twitter.com/trace501 DNews on Facebook http://facebook.com/dnews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com

• published: 20 Aug 2013
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