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Virologist Semyonov explained what a brain-eating amoeba is and whether it is dangerous | e1.ru

Most likely not. The disease is not transmitted from person to person.

“We are dealing with the classic microorganism sapronosis, which lives in nature, and a person becomes infected only after contact with it in the natural environment,” emphasized Alexander Semenov.

However, if you are going to the countries of North America, India, Pakistan, Asia, you should not swim in stagnant, dirty and hot water.

According to Alexander Semenov, the main problem is that the diagnosis is recognized late. There are now several promising drugs demonstrating efficacy against this amoeba.

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