I have reported on this supposedly rare condition two times (here and here) in the past year. Doesn’t seem so rare. The brain eating amoebas are still getting airtime. This time, it is in Florida. A 12 year-old boy was kneeboarding (whatever that is) with friends and became infected. The weird thing is that the amoeba only lives in freshwater, AND you can drink contaminated water, just not get it in your nose (which is close to your brain). The reasons are not understood, but under rare conditions this amoeba causes brain inflammation and the deterioration of brain tissue.
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Brain Eating Amoebas in Pakistan (Run for your lives!)
As I reported earlier this year, there are brain eating amoebas out there in gross water that stupid people swim in (or lets their kids swim in). This thing only needs to get into your nose to tunnel into your dome, and feast on the goo inside. Well, they are back, this time devouring our frenemies. In Pakistan 10 people have died from these tenacious critters. Same deal, they were swimming in disgusting water where these guys live. The crazy stat is that out of 123 cases from 1962-2011, one one person has survived!