{"id":164,"date":"2013-09-16T16:17:04","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T21:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.theqiinstitute.com\/blog\/?p=164"},"modified":"2016-07-03T20:07:48","modified_gmt":"2016-07-04T01:07:48","slug":"an-ancient-answer-to-brain-eating-amoebas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.theqiinstitute.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/16\/an-ancient-answer-to-brain-eating-amoebas\/","title":{"rendered":"An ancient answer to brain eating amoebas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you watch the news frequently, you may have noticed reports of people dying from \u201cbrain-eating amoebas<\/a>\u201d. These reports naturally increase during the summer months when people are more active and participating in outdoor activities.<\/p>\n

According to WebMD<\/a>, since 2001 there have been 400 reported cases worldwide, 35 of which were in the U.S.. It is important to point out that these are the reported numbers, no-one is exactly sure how many cases go unreported or are misdiagnosed. For instance, researchers are beginning to re-examine the records of people who died of meningitis to determine if the cause of death was in fact brain-eating amoebas.<\/p>\n

It is true that your odds of getting the brain-eating amoeba (Naegleria fowleri<\/a>) are quite low, however, it is equally true that the odds of dying from the infection are extremely high. In fact, approximately 98% of those infected will die within 1-2 weeks of infection.<\/p>\n

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