A young Florida boy has died after he fell ill from a rare brain-eating amoeba he encountered while on vacation at a campground this summer. The parasitic amoeba was Naegleria fowleri, or the 'brain-eating amoeba' typically found in warm freshwater that can cause a brain infection called primary amebic meningoencephalitis. Naegleria fowleri is commonly referred to as the 'brain-eating amoeba' as it can cause a rare and devastating infection of the brain called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). They want warning signs advising the potential dangers to be placed near warm water locations, particularly in the summer. The fatality rate of Naegleria fowleri is 97 per cent and only four people out of 145 known infections from 1962 to 2018 survived.

Source: Daily Mail September 10, 2020 20:02 UTC