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Inula Viscosa: This Medicinal Herb Can Make Brain-Eating Amoeba Commit Suicide
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Only a few people who contract the pathogen end up surviving
Researchers found a compound in medicinal herb that can potentially kill brain-eating amoeba
There is so far no clearly effective treatment that can prevent or eradicate the disease caused by the infamous brain-eating amoeba, but the researchers of a new study found that a common medicinal herb may cause the pathogen to essentially commit cell suicide.
Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as brain-eating amoeba, causes a rare but deadly disease called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (