Oh that disease due to a kind of Amoeba (Naegleria) is very bad because it actua...

		healthenclave on July 5, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Disease Without a Cure Spreads Quietly in the We... Oh that disease due to a kind of Amoeba (Naegleria) is very bad because it actually almost always leads to death (post to meningo-encephalitis). 97-99% mortality unlike coccidioidomycosis (which is a little hyped in the article). They tried Amphotericin B in some case with limited success but the disease is always fatal :(

On the plus side, it's extremely rare. About three cases a year in the U.S. on average.