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North Carolina Teen Killed by Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection
Health officials said the amoeba infection is almost always fatal and that investigators have not yet identified where the teen was exposed.
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North Carolina teen dies from rare brain-eating amoeba typically linked to freshwater swimming
"It all started with severe headaches. I never imagined that something like this could be so serious," Moises Ponce Mendoza's heartbroken mother wrote in a fundraiser statement.
·New York, United States
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The infection causes primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) with rapid progression and often fatal outcome within about five days. More...
A young man in North Carolina, USA, has died from a rare infection caused by the brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri, which can be found in warm freshwater.
·Ankara, Türkiye
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