HUFFPOST (U.S. News) - North Carolina Teen Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba, Days After Death Of 8-Year-Old Girl
Naegleria fowleri infections are extremely rare, infecting fewer than 10 people annually in the U.S., though they are almost always fatal.
Naegleria fowleri infections are extremely rare, infecting fewer than 10 people annually in the U.S., though they are almost always fatal.
The brain-eating amoeba is found in ponds, rivers, and lakes
According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, "once symptoms start, the disease progresses rapidly and usually causes death within about five days."
The amoeba thrives in freshwater bodies around the U.S. and can enter the body through the nose. The infection it produces is almost always fatal. There are, on average, fewer than 10 cases annually.
An 8-year-old has died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba believed to have been contracted while swimming in a lake near her home, her family and health officials said. CNN's Meg Tirrell reports.
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Cases are very, very rare, but are almost always deadly.