The amoeba Naegleria Fowleri was discovered in 1965.
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Over the past 10 years 34 cases of this infection have been reported in the United States.
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Over its entire history, 145 people have suffered from it, only four surviving.
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In Texas, a ten-year-old girl called Lily Mae Avant fell victim to the brain-damaging amoeba after swimming in a river.
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The girl contracted it during her swim at the family's Labor Day celebration on the Brazos River.
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The rare amoeba lives in warm fresh water: in rivers, lakes, and streams.
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The single-celled organism enters the brain through the nose and causes amoebic meningoencephalitis.
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After a swim the girl felt a headache.
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Soon she began to behave strangely, and in a semi-conscious state she was sent to the hospital, where she was placed in a medically induced coma.
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The mortality rate for this infection is 97%.
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The efforts to save the girl were unsuccessful.
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In another case, authorities in the Texas city of Lake Jackson banned local residents from drinking tap water after the amoeba was discovered in it.
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The Brazoria County Health Department noted that a six-year-old child was admitted to the hospital after doctors found Naegleria Fowler.
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After interviewing the boy and his parents, a range of possible causes of infection was determined.
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Experts took eleven samples, three of which showed that the deadly pathogen was in the water supply.
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Initially, citizens were urged not to drink tap water, not to give it to pets, and not to use it for washing, but later they were allowed to use the water after boiling.
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At the same time, experts explained that a person cannot become infected with naegleria by drinking water, since this organism dies from gastric juice.
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However, the danger is that water gets into your nose.
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To conclude, a Naegleria Fowleri infection is extremely rare, but highly dangerous.

Warning: these questons and answers are not all representative of the way questions will be asked and answered in the pilot, because some questions are compound and some answers do not include citations.

Q: When was the amoeba Naegleria Fowleri discovered?
A: In 1965

Q: How many cases of Naegleria Fowleri infection have been reported in the United States over the past 10 years ?
A: 34

Q: How many people have suffered from Naegleria Fowleri infection over its entire history?
A: 145

Q: Of the 145 people who have suffered from Naegleria Fowleri infection over its entire history, how many survived?
A: 4

Q: In what state did the case of Lily Mae Avant happen?
A: In Texas

Q: How old was Lily Mae Avant when she contracted Naegleria Fowleri?
A: 10 years old

Q: How did Lily Mae Avant contract Naegleria Fowleri?
A: During a swimA: During the family's Labor Day celebration 

Q: Where does the Naegleria Fowleri amoeba live?
A: In warm fresh water: in rivers, lakes, and streamsA: In warm fresh waterA: In rivers, lakes, and streams

Q: In what river did Lily Mae Avant contract Naegleria Fowleri?
A: In the Brazos River

Q: How does Naegleria Fowleri enter the brain?
A: Through the nose

Q: What disease does Naegleria Fowleri cause?
A: Amoebic meningoencephalitis

Q: What symptoms did Lily Mae Avant have?
A: Headache

Q: What symptoms did Lily Mae Avant have?
A: Strange behavior

Q: What is the mortality rate for Naegleria Fowleri infection?
A: 97%

Q: How did the doctors try to save Lily Mae Avant?
A: They put her in a medically induced coma

Q: What was the outcome of Lily Mae Avant’s case?
A: She died

Q: In what city in Texas did a six-year-old child contract Naegleria Fowleri?
A: In Lake Jackson

Q: What did the authorities in the Texas city of Lake Jackson ban the local residents from after a case of Naegleria Fowleri was discovered?
A: Drinking tap waterA: Giving tap water to pets,A: Using tap water for washing 

Q: What kind of tap water did the authorities in the Texas city of Lake Jackson allow the local residents to drink after the initial ban?
A: Boiled

Q: Why is it not possible to get infected with Naegleria Fowleri through drinking water?
A: Because Naegleria Fowleri is killed by gastric juices