The Brain Eating Parasite And Another Death - Naegleria Fowleri

Naegleria fowleri has been labeled the brain eating parasite, and for good reason. With a 97% mortality rate, it unfortunately burrows into the brain digesting brain tissue and causing widespread inflammation. Last week it unfortunately claimed another victim.

Naegleria fowleri is a parasitic amoeba found in warm, fresh water. If it enters a human or animal nose, it can burrow into the olfactory nerves traveling to the brain where it causes primary amebic meningoencephalitis. This is how it got the nickname "brain eating parasite."

Although incredibly rare with only 157 cases in the USA since the 1960s, it is almost universally fatal with only 4 known survivors. It has been found on almost every continent worldwide.

Its symptoms are similar to meningitis from other causes including nausea, vomiting, headache, fevers and eventually seizures, confusion, coma, and death. Treatment is with a cocktail of medications and aggressive early management of brain swelling, or cerebral edema.

0:00 - 4:04 Introduction
4:04 - 10:34 Amebic Meningoencephalitis, Brain Invasion, Pathophysiology
10:35 - 13:42 Florida Case, Total Cases, Geographic Locations, Mortality Rate
13:43 - 18:03: Symptoms
18:04 - 21:28: Treatment Of Parasite And Brain Swelling
21:29 - 23:23: Pictures And Stages
23:24 - 24:54: Preventing
24:55 - 25:24: Conclusion

CDC website with images used:
https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/naegler...

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