A rare amoeba caused Brooklyn McCasland to go blind in one eye — and she’s still struggling with the parasitic infection ...
The teen, named Midrul, had reportedly picked up the parasite while bathing in a pond ... marking the third amoeba-related ...
The amoeba is known to enter the human body through ... nerves to enable the sense of smell - to reach the brain. "The parasite then releases different chemicals and destroys the brain," says ...
A case of a rare brain-eating amoeba has been confirmed in Florida, according to health officials in the US state. The Florida Department of Health (DOH) said one person in Hillsborough County had ...
23-year-old Brooklyn McCasland was visiting Alabama with her friends in August when she contracted the parasite acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) - an amoeba that can damage the cornea and cause vision ...
A rare amoeba caused Brooklyn McCasland to go blind in one eye — and she’s still struggling with the parasitic infection Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has ...
Brooklyn McCasland, 23, visited Alabama with friends in August when she says she contracted the parasite acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), which the Cleveland Clinic explains is an amoeba that can ...
A rare amoeba caused Brooklyn McCasland to go blind in one eye — and she’s still struggling with the parasitic infection Kennedy News and Media Brooklyn McCasland was infected with a parasite ...