# Happy first ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ! Some of you may already know..
Added 2022-09-23 11:02:44 +0000 UTC# Happy first ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ! Some of you may already know this, but I really love learning new stuff. Especially the weird stuff that I will never actually need in my practical life ๐ I thought starting this little tradition of sharing something I learned in the form of a โโfun fact fridayโโ could be cool and entertaining! *So, the mitochondria is the power house of the cellโฆ* jokes jokes. Okay so a few days ago I came across a documentary on youtube about a parasite called Ameoba. About 97% of people who catch it wonโt surviveโฆ Another name for this parasite is โโthe brain eating bacteriaโโ because, as the name mentions, the bacteria feeds on the hosts brain to survive. It can be found in the US, in warm or hot freshwater (lakes, rivers, and hot springs). Basically if you swallow or inhale some of the water from these sources while swimming, you can catch the bacteria. Itโs mostly fatal because the symptoms can often be misdiagnosed as a simple headache or meningitisโฆ main symptoms are headache, sensitivity to light, confusion and neck stiffness. Thankfully the Ameoba bacteria is actually super rare but nonethelessโฆ super scary ๐คฏ
