'Tis the season for swimming and bacteria alerts in lakes, rivers
With summer about to start, many people flocking to their favorite swimming holes may also want to read up on bacteria warnings.
Jun 15, 2024
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Eukaryota: News and Research on Amoebozoa
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Another dangerous amoeba has been linked to neti pots and nasal rinsing. Here's what to know
For years, scientists have known people who use neti pots can become infected with a brain-eating amoeba if they use the wrong kind of water. On Wednesday, researchers linked a second kind of deadly amoeba to nasal rinsing.
Mar 13, 2024
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Finding a live brain worm is rare: Four ways to protect yourself from more common parasites
News reports this morning describe how shocked doctors removed a live worm from a woman's brain in a Canberra hospital last year. The woman had previously been admitted to hospital with stomach symptoms, dry cough and night ...
Aug 29, 2023
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Microorganism that causes rare but severe eye infections detected in Australian coastal areas
Researchers have identified the microorganism Acanthamoeba, which can cause an extremely rare but potentially sight-threatening eye infection, in seawater at four New South Wales coastal sites. The new research is published ...
Aug 24, 2023
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Don't risk the health of your eyes this summer—how to correctly choose sunglasses and avoid swimming pool infections
At this time of year many of us are enjoying or about to enjoy holidays—day trips, the beach, the mountains, a change of scene.
Aug 10, 2023
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'Brain-eating amoeba' led to a death in Florida. What you can do to avoid infection
The old "get out of the water" fear once was stoked by a fictional shark tale set off the coast of Martha's Vineyard.
Mar 7, 2023
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Officials: Person dies after brain-eating amoeba infection
A person in southwest Florida has died after being infected with an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba, health officials said.
Mar 4, 2023
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Researchers find differential impacts of Blastocystis strains on gut health
The gut microbiota contains trillions of bacteria that can promote health or cause disease under different conditions. The collective DNA sequences that make up the bacteria flora, is called the microbiome.
Feb 13, 2023
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CDC confirms Nebraska child died of brain-eating amoeba
Federal health officials confirmed Friday that a Nebraska child died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a river near Omaha.
Aug 19, 2022
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Brain-eating amoeba suspected in 2nd Midwest death
A child likely died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in an eastern Nebraska river, health officials said, making it the second such probable death in the Midwest this summer and raising ...
Aug 19, 2022
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