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Florida Resident Infected with "Brain-Eating" Amoeba through Tap Water, Officials Say

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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A doctor named the most harmful dish at the New Year's table

A doctor named the most harmful dish at the New Year's table

Only a few days remain until one of the most beloved holidays of the year - Christmas and New Year. People have prepared a holiday menu in their heads from early on, and now all that remains is to prepare it.

However, the doctor and medical consultant of the online laboratory, Ekaterina Gergesova, warns that there is one extremely harmful dish, but many people serve it at the New Year's table.

She noted that among the many foods that can hit the liver, kidneys, and gastrointestinal tract, the undisputed leader can be singled out.

This dish is a deadly combination of several harmful products at the same time.
We are talking about Olivier salad or Russian salad. First of all, it should be taken into account that it is full of fat, because of the mayonnaise, and if the product is bought from the store, it is supplemented with various preservatives. The absorption of a large amount of this product in salads will cause enormous damage to the liver, which is already attacked by the large doses of festive alcohol, the doctor explained.

In addition, there are boiled potatoes in this salad, that is, starch and carbohydrates, which lead to weight gain.

Many people add not meat, but sausage to this salad. That is, they make it even more harmful because starch, dyes, and flavors are also generously added to factory sausages.

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