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Naegleria Fowleri, also known as the "brain-eating amoeba", is typically found in warm freshwater environments like ponds, lakes, and hot springs. It can infect and attack the human brain, causing primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). PAM infection nearly always results in death, with a fatality rate over 95%. First described in 1965 in Australia, over 144 cases have been confirmed worldwide since then. Symptoms start 1-7 days after exposure and include headaches, fever, vomiting, and stiff neck progre

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