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3. Naegleria fowleri (brain-eating amoeba)
> Mortality rate: 95.0%
> Type of pathogen: Amoeba
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2. Balamuthia encephalitis
> Mortality rate: 98.0%
> Type of pathogen: Amoeba
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1. Rabies
> Mortality rate: 99.9%
> Type of pathogen: Virus
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