Rare, but highly lethal. What are amoebas?

Amoebas are rare organisms, but extremely lethal. When inhaled, these creatures can cause severe forms of meningitis. Although cases are infrequent, the vast majority of them result in death.

In Portugal, there is a record of at least one case in the northern region, which occurred in 2006. This episode demonstrates that the risk, although rare, is not non-existent in the country.