Chantal’s Blog

This is bizarre. A firefighter died on Wednesday from a brain-eating amoeba (Balamuthia mandrillaris) infestation. I wouldn’t expect to hear about something crazy like this in North America, but this happened in San Diego, California. Apparently, a mandrill baboon at the San Diego zoo came down with the infestation in 1990 and this “disease”, parasitic meningoencephalitis, has been diagnosed in over 100 people since. According to doctors, this only appears to affect people who have weakened immune systems.I wonder if this is the truth or just a way of preventing people from panicking …