TIL there is a freshwater parasite called [...] that can enter your brain through your nasal cavity while swimming in freshwater lakes/poorly sanitized pools. The parasite destroys human brain tissue and is over 97% fatal within days
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Naegleria fowleri
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TIL there is a freshwater parasite called [...] that can enter your brain through your nasal cavity while swimming in freshwater lakes/poorly sanitized pools. The parasite destroys human brain tissue and is over 97% fatal within days
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TIL there is a freshwater parasite called [...] that can enter your brain through your nasal cavity while swimming in freshwater lakes/poorly sanitized pools. The parasite destroys human brain tissue and is over 97% fatal within days
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Naegleria fowleri
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