There had been a brain eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, which had been found in the St. Bernard Parish’s water system. Naegleria fowleri, which is another name for the brain-eating amoeba, is a rare, but very deadly amoeba that goes through the nose and into the brain. It is a prokaryote since it is single-cellular and it lives in freshwater. Out of the 130 people to come into contact with the primary amoeba illness in the last 50 years, only one person has survived and most people have contracted
From the 1990’s movie entitled Awakenings directed by Penny Marshall. A sprung of hope has happened to people who suffered the post-effect of the 1920’s epidemic disease called Encephalitis Lethargica by bringing them back to their mobile bodies for a limited time by the neurologist, Dr. Malcolm Sayer. Encephalitis Lethargica, also known as sleeping sickness, is viral epidemic encephalitis that occurred between 1915 and 1926 and those who survived the initial infection displayed long-term apathy
Sharon Lei MCWP 40 029 Jennifer Huerta 15 October 2014 Fouling Our Own Nests Response An individual is composed of more than 60% water. With our bodies consisting of such a large percentage of water, water is vital and essential to everybody’s life. In “Fouling Our Own Nests” by Robert Glennon, Glennon begins his excerpt with a vignette taking place in Lake Havasu, a city that is known for their spring break parties and indulgence of fun. The use of the vignette creates a sense of dirtiness and
Free-living amoeba (FLA) in the amoebozoa group encompasses the largest group of protists, and have been known important in ecologically and medically. They can cause a serious disease to humans and animals if delayed of treatment. Amoeba was first discovered using microscope by August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof in 1757 (Joseph, 1878). The origins of the name “Amoeba” is derived from the Greek word referring to their common amoeboid motion, i.e. crawling-like movement. They also have been described