Naegleria Fowleri is a thermophilic amoeba or protozoan single-cell organism that can be found all over the world, especially in freshwater habitats such as lakes, ponds, rivers, hot springs and in the ground that can cause severe brain infection, which is usually fatal.– CDC/Science photo library, December 28, 2022.
The public is also advised to avoid activities such as diving, or swimming in water that may be contaminated by amoeba that can enter the nasal cavity directly. The disease is also known as a ‘brain-eating amoeba’ because it is able to cause damage to the brain through infection of the spinal cord and is able to enter the human body through the nasal cavity during activities related to fresh water sources.
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