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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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After a 6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Northern California, thousands are left without power

After a 6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Northern California, thousands are left without power

According to the US Geological Survey, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Eureka region of Northern California early on Tuesday. As a result, thousands of people are without power.

According to the survey, the earthquake, which was felt at 2:34 a.m. Pacific Time, was centered 7.5 miles off the coast of Ferndale, a city in Humboldt County. It is roughly a 20-mile drive from Eureka and a 280-mile drive from Sacramento to get there.

Early on Tuesday, the majority of homes and businesses in Humboldt County lacked electricity. Out of the 99,000 customers PowerOutage.us has tracked in the county, more than 64,000 outages have been reported as of just before 4 a.m. PT.

Caroline Titus' home in the Ferndale neighborhood was damaged by the earthquake, as seen in a video she posted on Twitter. It was a major one. Now there is no power. The home is a complete mess, Titus wrote.

Following that, the area was hit by more than a dozen smaller quakes, some of which had a magnitude of as high as 4.6, according to the survey.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration stated that there is currently no tsunami threat related to the earthquake.

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