Austin, September 29: The detection of a brain-eating amoeba in local water supplies has triggered panic and fear in Texas. Authorities in Texas have asked residents not to drink or use tap water. Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, has issued슬롯 머신 사이트 추천a disaster declaration after a six-year-old boy died of an infection caused by Naegleria fowleri -슬롯 머신 사이트 추천슬롯 머신 사이트 추천a microscopic single-celled living amoeba that "destroys the brain tissue and is usually fatal".

Authorities found traces of슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Naegleria fowleri슬롯 머신 사이트 추천in the tap of the garden hose at the boy's house in슬롯 머신 사이트 추천the town of Lake Jackson in Brazoria county.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Traces were also found in a fountain in the town centre and in a fire hydrant. Subsequently,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration, which슬롯 머신 사이트 추천allows authorities to use extra state resources in the wake of an emergency.

In July,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Hillsborough County in the US state of Florida reported a case of슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Naegleria fowleri infection after which authorities asked residents슬롯 머신 사이트 추천to avoid nasal contact with warm water.

What is Naegleria fowleri, Brain-Eating Amoeba?

Commonly found in warm freshwaters such as lakes, rivers, hot springs, water heaters and swimming pools that are not properly chlorinated, Naegleria fowleri enters the body through the nose. According to the Florida health department, the infection슬롯 머신 사이트 추천doesn't spread from person to person contact and will not occur as a result of drinking contaminated water. Although Naegleria fowleri is commonly found in the environment, infection occurs rarely.

However, this disease has public health importance because of its high fatality rate. Only four persons out of 143 known infected individuals in the United States from 1962 to 2016 have survived. Those infected with the brain-eating amoeba display symptoms including fever, nausea and vomiting, as well as a stiff neck and headaches. Most die within two weeks.

Naegleria fowleri grows at temperatures of 115 degrees Fahrenheit. The only known way to prevent Naegleria fowleri infections is to refrain from water-related activities and avoid nasal contact with warm fresh water, hot springs, and thermally-polluted water.

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