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Patient dies of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina, hospital confirms
SOUTH CAROLINA, JUL 25 – The rare brain infection has a fatality rate over 97%, with fewer than 10 U.S. cases annually, officials said. Exposure likely occurred while swimming in warm freshwater.
- A person in the Midlands died from an infection caused by the Naegleria Fowleri amoeba, according to Prisma Health officials.
- Naegleria Fowleri infections are rare, occurring in less than 10 people annually in the United States, according to the CDC.
- The infection caused by Naegleria Fowleri is almost always fatal and usually occurs when the amoeba enters through the nose.
- Naegleria Fowleri lives in soil and warm freshwater environments.
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Death confirmed from rare and deadly 'brain-eating amoeba' in southern lake
South Carolina health officials reported a pediatric death from brain-eating amoeba infection, which occurs in fewer than 10 people annually in the U.S. and carries a 97% fatality rate.
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Identity of 12-Year-Old Boy Who Died of Brain-Eating Amoeba in S.C. Revealed as His Family Mourns His Death
The child is believed to have been exposed to the deadly organism while swimming in South Carolina's Lake MurrayGoFundMe Jaysen CarrThe identity of the young boy who died from brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri after going swimming in a South Carolina lake was revealed.On Thursday, July 24, Jaysen Carr's family spoke out, revealing that he had tragically died on July 18 after being exposed to the deadly disease while swimming in Lake Murray i…
·United States
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