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发帖数: 26623 | 1 A 12-year-old girl contracted a rare infection caused by a brain-eating
amoeba in Arkansas, and it may be tied to summer heat and drought conditions
, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The amoeba, a single-celled organism, that caused the infection is called
Naegleria fowleri, which lives in warm freshwater, such as lakes, rivers and
hot springs. These organisms can travel up the nose to the brain and spinal
cord as people swim or dive and can cause a deadly infection called Primary
Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM).
The Arkansas Department of Heath (ADH) said in a press release that the most
likely source of the Arkansas infection is the Willow Springs Water Park,
located south of Little Rock, Ark. Another case of PAM in 2010 is also
believed to be connected to Willow Springs.
"Most of the cases occur in what we call the southern-tier states, and, in
fact, about 50 percent of cases have occurred in Texas and Florida," Dr.
Jennifer Cope, medical epidemiologist at the CDC, said. |
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