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The brain-eating amoebas of Kerosene Creek

Kerosene Creek is a natural hot spring near Rotorua, on the North Island of New Zealand. And there have been official warnings for years: don't put your head under water. It turns out that "brain-eating amoebas", naegleria fowleri, are a real, if rare, thing.

English
  • Originally Aired May 6, 2019
  • Runtime 4 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Created September 3, 2023 by
    josh42
  • Modified September 3, 2023 by
    josh42