The Most Horrible Parasite: Brain Eating Amoeba

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The Brain Eating Amoeba
A war has been going on for billions of years that breeds well armed monsters who struggle with other monsters for survival. Having no particular interest in us, most of them are relatively harmless, as our immune systems deal with their weapons handily. But there are exceptions.
Naegleria fowleri is an amoeba that not only has developed a deadly taste for human brains but is also a match for our defenses and a guest in dramatic headlines. What happens when this monster enters your body?

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[RoanokeGaming]

oh hey, its my fear explained! This amoeba absolutely horrifies me. Even if our antibodies can wreck it. I just dont want holes in my chemoelectrical anxiety machine

[tekuaniaakab]

I love how Kurzgesagt has embraced the existential dread that accompanies most of their videos

[existenceissoverrated]

had this amoeba once. poor fella died of hunger

[citogonzalez]

If you don’t feel loved just remember your immune system will do everything it can to protect you

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Luckily I’m safe from this amoeba since I lack the brain cells for it to feed on.

[Eagervul]

This is the most aesthetically pleasing horror story I've ever seen. Truly a masterpiece of psychological horror.

[bebra]

I love how every kurzgesagt's video scenario is like:
1. We're fucked up
2. Nvm we're good
3. Nvm we're fucked up

[KyanSittThway]

I love how they just like say your gonna die and then just say "nah it probably fine"

[DS-ovpz]

So I ordered a poster and while being shipped it got all crumpled and destroyed, so I asked for a new one. When you sent it back you put so much care into your packaging to make sure it wasn’t damaged. I just would like to say thank you for caring so much about your fans!

[Orebrohkfan]

had no idea that a microscopic world war could be going on in my brain right now

[goosifyed]

50% of comments: haha, never swim again
50% of comments: it starved in my brain because it had no braincells

[jonathanlindsey]

I love how they acknowledge the existential, _"thanks Kurzgesagt, now I'm terrifed of just being alive"_ into an animated being.

[andrewgivens]

I love how they finally addressed the existential dread that their videos can cause and turned it into marketing

[Abcd-kxnv]

In the last two weeks, two people in Israel have died from the amoeba. And there are strong suspicions that few others have contracted it too. Considering the (very) low probability so many people will contract the amoeba in such a short time, this is an unprecedented case of mass contraction 😮

[JaredLB]

I once read a study, a while back, that found that Colloidal Silver could be used as a way to help prevent fatality, alongside other treatments. I'm sure it's much easier to treat then we realize, but since the infection rate is so rare, there's no way to try out all kinds of other treatments.

[waylonray]

I really appreciate this channel spreading awareness. My family had to go through the ordeal of losing an 11 y/o girl from this. Contracted in the Brazos river in Texas. It was a very frightening event and since then we've tried to educate more people. Especially living in a lake town, we hand out free nose plugs and pamphlets. All back by an organization "Kyle cares Amoeba Awareness".

[tompiccio]

Kurzgegast animation becomes more and more complex, especially the humans. They have come so far.

[nickdemonic]

Naegleria Fowleri?

Metal bands:
Write that down!

[Bagelvr]

Oh so THATS why people are hydrophobic, i am one of them now.