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Between 1995 and 2004, the Naegleria fowleri amoeba led to the deaths of 23 people in the US. This year, American health officials noted a record spike, with 6 cases spanning 3 US States. The killer amoeba thrives in warm environments, and experts suspect that rising global temperatures played a role in this year's exceptionally high death toll. Naegleria fowleri is often found in fresh water, where it feeds off algae and bacteria in the sediment. It invades a swimmer's central nervous system via the nose and climbs along nerve fibers through the floor of the cranium to enter the brain. Victims generally die within 2 weeks of initial exposure.