Parasites Bury in Woman's Eye After She Went Swimming in Contact Lenses: 'Most Pain I've Ever Experienced'
A rare amoeba caused Brooklyn McCasland to go blind in one eye — and she’s still struggling with the parasitic infection ...
Brain-eating amoeba kills teen after he went swimming in contaminated water — third death in 2 months
The teen, named Midrul, had reportedly picked up the parasite while bathing in a pond ... marking the third amoeba-related ...
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Rare, dangerous amoeba found in Minnesota lake
Experts were surprised to find that Lake Minnewaska had the parasite, because it doesn’t have the usual characteristics of a lake with the amoeba, reports Minnesota Public Radio News. "It is not what ...
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India teen is rare survivor of brain-eating amoeba
The amoeba is known to enter the human body through ... nerves to enable the sense of smell - to reach the brain. "The parasite then releases different chemicals and destroys the brain," says ...
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US Woman, 23, Goes Blind In One Eye After Swimming With Contact Lenses: "Most Pain I've Ever Experienced"
23-year-old Brooklyn McCasland was visiting Alabama with her friends in August when she contracted the parasite acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) - an amoeba that can damage the cornea and cause vision ...
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Parasites Bury in Woman's Eye After She Went Swimming in Contact Lenses: 'Most Pain I've Ever Experienced'
A rare amoeba caused Brooklyn McCasland to go blind in one eye — and she’s still struggling with the parasitic infection Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has ...
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Parasites Bury in Woman's Eye After She Went Swimming in Contact Lenses: 'Most Pain I've Ever Experienced'
A rare amoeba caused Brooklyn McCasland to go blind in one eye — and she’s still struggling with the parasitic infection Kennedy News and Media Brooklyn McCasland was infected with a parasite ...