
A parasite that’s been dubbed the “brain-eating amoeba” has claimed its second young victim this month. Christian Strickland, a 9-year-old boy from Virginia, contracted an infection after visiting a local fishing hole. He died of meningitis on August 5. This week, health department officials confirmed that the deadly amoeba, officially known as “Naegleria fowleri”, was [...]
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