Naegleria fowleri 

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Naegleria fowleri is a single celled amoeba, which is now spreading quickly in the US. It's sometimes considered a brain-eating amoeba.

About Naegleria fowleri

• Naegleria fowleri was first traced in the southern part of the USA. The strain grew rapidly in the northern regions due to favourable climatic conditions.

• As the name suggests, this amoeba has the capacity to destroy essential parts of the body, especially the human brain, and to cause large-scale inflammation.

• The amoeba is usually found in warm fresh water. However, the climatic changes have helped the amoeba to spread even during winter. It multiplies rapidly at forty-six degree Celsius.