Warm water bacteria increased 8-fold in last 30 years
As global temperatures rise, so does the risk of infection from bacteria like Vibrio vulnificus and Naegleria fowleri.
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As global temperatures rise, so does the risk of infection from bacteria like Vibrio vulnificus and Naegleria fowleri.
As temperatures rise, experts are concerned about an increase in fungal and brain-eating amoeba infections.
It sounds like something out of a science-fiction film: Naegleria fowleri. And in a way, it is.
For this edition of the Scrub Hub, we are looking at how climate change is leading the brain-eating amoeba to expand its range into the Midwest.
Rapid test developed by AdventHealth Orlando can confirm brain-eating amoeba infection in as little as 3 hours, making it a