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Where Are Brain-Eating Amoebas Found?

Naegleria love warm temperatures and are able to survive in water as hot as 113 degrees Fahrenheit. These amoebas can be found in warm places around the globe. They are found in: Warm lakes, ponds, and rock pits Mud puddles Warm, slow-flowing rivers, especially those with low water levels Untreated swimming pools and spas Untreated well water or untreated municipal water Hot springs and other geothermal water sources Thermally polluted water, such as runoff from power plants Aquariums Soil, in

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What Is a Brain-Eating Amoeba?

Amoebas are single-celled organisms. The so-called brain-eating amoeba is a species discovered in 1965 and formally named Naegleria fowleri. Although first identified in Australia, this amoeba is believed to have evolved in the United States. There are several species of naegleria, but only the N. fowleri species causes human disease. Like other amoebas, naegleria reproduce by cell division. When conditions are less than optimal, amoebas become inactive cysts. When conditions are favorable, th

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How to Build a DIY Natural Swimming Pool (Video)

Image credit: Permaculture Media We already know that swimming pools are a huge suck on natural resources , not to mention a possible source of allergies . But from Brooklyn’s repurposed dumpster pools to

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Comedy Party Wins Icelandic Elections

The Best Party, promising free towels at swimming pools, Disneyland at the airport and a new polar bear for the zoo, have won local elections in Reykjavik. Here's their campaign video, set to a Tina Turner Song. Guess which one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxBW4mPzv6E&feature=player_embedded# ! added by: pjacobs51