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A Missouri resident infected with the rare and deadly brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri, possibly from Lake of the Ozarks, is in ICU; the infection is extremely rare and linked to warm freshwater exposure, with precautions recommended for water activities.
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new undetected Linux backdoor called Plague, which exploits PAM modules to silently bypass authentication, maintain persistent SSH access, and evade detection through advanced obfuscation and environment tampering, posing a significant threat to Linux systems.
A patient in a South Carolina children's hospital has died from primary amebic meningoencephalitis caused by the brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri, likely contracted from Lake Murray, marking the first case in the state since 2016. The infection is highly fatal, occurring when contaminated water enters the brain through the nose during recreational water activities. Health officials advise precautions like nose clips to reduce risk.
A 71-year-old woman in Texas died after contracting the deadly brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri through nasal rinsing with tap water. The amoeba, which thrives in warm freshwater and soil, causes a rare but almost always fatal brain infection called Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM). Although infections are extremely rare, rising global temperatures and increased water activities during hot weather are contributing to more cases worldwide. Prevention includes proper water disinfection, avoiding warm freshwater during high temperatures, and using nose plugs or distilled water for nasal rinsing.
A Texas woman died after using contaminated tap water for sinus rinsing, highlighting the dangers of Naegleria fowleri, a rare but deadly brain-eating amoeba. The infection, primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), is almost always fatal and occurs when contaminated water enters the nose, typically in warm freshwater environments. Prevention includes avoiding untreated water for nasal irrigation and swimming in chlorinated pools or oceans. Early detection and treatment are critical, but the disease remains highly lethal with very few survivors.
Rising temperatures attributed to climate change are causing the "brain-eating" amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, to move northward, posing a greater threat to human health in new regions where primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) has not yet been documented. Although rare, the amoeba can cause a fatal infection if it enters the body through the nose and travels to the brain. Public health agencies are warning medical professionals of the potential threat and a case report has been published to help health care providers detect and treat N. fowleri infection.