The Most Horrible Parasite: Brain Eating Amoeba



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The Brain Eating Amoeba
A war has been going on for billions of years that breeds well armed monsters who struggle with other monsters for survival. Having no particular interest in us, most of them are relatively harmless, as our immune systems deal with their weapons handily. But there are exceptions.
Naegleria fowleri is an amoeba that not only has developed a deadly taste for human brains but is also a match for our defenses and a guest in dramatic headlines. What happens when this monster enters your body?

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39 thoughts on “The Most Horrible Parasite: Brain Eating Amoeba”

  1. Why do we attach so much horror and fantasy to the term parasites , sort of tabooing it into it
    While bad bacteria and viruses are accepted as medical terms and only associate to horror when a serious out break occurs that affects everyone directly and indirectly

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  2. Looking into the sources, the N. fowleri has a structurally homologous GPCR to the human M1 muscarinic receptor for acetylcholine. In a nutshell, it seems this amoeba can interact with acetylcholine and the best guess an amoeba would interact with something like acetylcholine is to consume it. Its valid reasoning, but in no way confirmed.

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  3. i loved the little clip between dread and the bird at the end, almost made me forget 'wow if i try anything ever the chances of death are low but never zero 😀 '

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  4. It's just how this YouTuber has massively exaggerated amoeba. Only 154 people have ever gotten it (3 people a year in the US). So there is nothing to worry about, you only have a 0.000000906337% chance of getting Amoeba for those who are scared of getting it. There is a 97% chance of death but he didn't include that most of the people who got it were hosts with weak immune systems. Also, Amoeba doesn't thrive in typical lakes or pools, it thrives in still river sediment that must be higher than 46°C (115°F) (The heat of a hot bath). And your body's average temperature is 36°C (96.8F) and reaches a max of 42-43°C (107.6F). So your body wouldn't get warm enough for the amoeba to thrive. And there is a cure/antibiotic for amoeba. Metronidazole is the mainstay of therapy for invasive amebiasis. Tinidazole has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for intestinal or extraintestinal amebiasis.

    I spent a long time researching amoeba after watching this video. I got this information from many proven professional sources.

    (If you have symptoms of amoeba consult a doctor immediately).

    Anybody who sees this hope you have a good day.😁

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