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Health officials in Charlotte County, Florida, have reported that a person has been infected with a rare single-celled organism called Naegleria fowleri, also known as the "brain-eating" amoeba. The amoeba destroys brain tissue and is usually fatal, with a 97% mortality rate. While the water supply in the area is still considered safe to drink, officials believe the person contracted the infection by rinsing their sinuses with tap water. The Naegleria fowleri amoeba is rare and can only infect humans through the nose. Symptoms of infection include fever, nausea, and vomiting, which can quickly progress to more severe symptoms like seizures and hallucinations. The CDC has reported a total of 31 Naegleria fowleri infections in the US between 2012 and 2021, with infections occurring when water containing the amoeba enters through the nose while swimming, diving in fresh water lakes, or cleaning sinuses with tap water. To prevent infection, officials recommend that residents only...
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In a Dutch museum, a climate activist attempts to glue his head to the famous "Girl with a Pearl Earring" painting

In a Dutch museum, a climate activist attempts to glue his head to the famous "Girl with a Pearl Earring" painting

In the most recent public example of art vandalism, climate activists targeted the famous painting "Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Johannes Vermeer on Thursday at a Dutch museum.


Social media videos showed a man pouring what appeared to be a liquid while also attempting to glue himself to famous artwork at The Hague's Mauritshuis museum. Another man joined him and shouted a message at customers while sporting a "Just Stop Oil" t-shirt.

He asked, "How do you feel when you see something lovely and priceless seemingly being destroyed before your eyes? "Are you outraged? Good. When the planet is being destroyed right in front of our eyes, where is that feeling?"

Visitors expressed their displeasure to the protester, who responded that the artwork is "just fine" and protected by glass.

People in the global south who are vulnerable need to be protected, he said. "Our children's future is not secure,"

Three people have been detained by police, according to a tweet from the police, for "public violence against property." The famous painting by Vermeer was not harmed, the museum claimed in a statement to the Associated Press.

"Our conservators have looked into the painting's condition. Fortunately, there was no damage to the glazed masterpiece "stated the museum.

The Mauritshuis museum was contacted by CBS News, but they did not respond right away.

This incident follows a recent wave of anti-environment protests across Europe. At the National Gallery in central London earlier this month, environmental protesters threw tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh's painting "Sunflowers." Two environmental activists went under Claude Monet's "Les Meules" in Germany's Barberini Museum on Sunday after throwing mashed potatoes at the work.

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