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Brain-eating amoeba rattles nerves in Louisiana

Associated Press
September 20th, 2013


This combo of images provided by the Center for Disease Control shows the Naegleria fowleri amoeba in the cyst stage, left, trophozoite stage, center and the flagellated stage, right. AP Photo/Center For Disease Control

NEW ORLEANS â€" Officials are trying to pin down the source of a deadly amoeba found in the water supply of a suburban New Orleans community.

Bottled water sales in St. Bernard Parish have skyrocketed and some people worry about washing their faces in the shower.

Experts say the only danger is to people who manage to get the microscopic organism way up their noses. Dr. Raoult Ratard, Louisiana’s state epidemiologist, said its only entry to the brain is through minute openings in a bone about level with the top of the eyeball.

State health officials tried to dispel common “myths and rumors” about the amoeba Naegleria fowleri â€" starting with the notion that the parish water isn’t safe to drink.

But belief comes hard to many people.

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Life cycle of N. fowleri and other free-living Amoebae.

Signs and symptoms

Onset symptoms of infection start about five days (range is from one to seven days) after exposure. The initial symptoms include, but are not limited to, changes in taste and smell, headache, fever, nausea, vomiting, and stiff neck. Secondary symptoms include confusion, hallucinations, lack of attention, ataxia, and seizures. After the start of symptoms, the disease progresses rapidly over three to seven days, with death occurring from seven to fourteen days after exposure. --Wiki

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