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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 US-based charity project creator receives recognition

A US-based charity project creator receives recognition

The American Chinese United Association recently presented Zhang Yinjun with an award in honor of her dedication to AIDS prevention, women's empowerment, and the enhancement of youth education. Zhang is the founder of the AIDS Prevention Education Project for Chinese Youth and chairwoman of the Beijing Changier Education Foundation.

At ACUA's annual award ceremony on January 22, Angelo Puppolo, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, gave Zhang the International Women and Children's Education Achievement Award.

More than 3.03 million people have benefited from Zhang's AIDS prevention project, which has reached more than 1,200 universities, primary schools, and middle schools throughout China. She has also visited Yunnan Province, Sichuan Province, the Tibet Autonomous Region, and a few other isolated regions of China to aid in the alleviation of family poverty and to make it simpler for local kids to access high-quality education.

She and the foundation have also been actively collaborating with officials, academics, and educators from various nations to improve the environment for the development of women and children and further protect their rights.

550 representatives from Asian communities in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and other states attended the awarding ceremony on the first day of the Chinese New Year, demonstrating the strong sense of community among Chinese Americans from all over the nation.

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