North Carolina teen dies from rare brain-eating amoeba typically linked to freshwater swimming

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Naegleria fowleri is commonly found in warm freshwater, and if it enters through the nose, can cause brain damage A North Carolina teenager has died after contracting a rare and often fatal brain-eating amoeba. The state’s health department (NCDHHS) confirmed the boy’s death on Monday, saying: “NCDHHS has been informed

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The brain-eating amoeba is found in ponds, rivers, and lakes

Fewer than 10 people a year are infected in the U.S. but the condition is usually fatal

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There have been 173 cases of the deadly amoeba in the U.S., with only four people surviving.