Brain-eating amoeba claims life of Florida boy, 13

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A brain-eating amoeba claimed the life of a 13-year-old boy in Florida, according to multiple reports.

Tanner’s parents said the boy was a healthy and active teenager. But he began to complain of bad headaches two days after swimming, which was followed by nausea and vomiting. His parents took him to Putnam Community Medical Center, where he was diagnosed with strep throat, according to the news outlet. When he did not get better, they drove him to UF Health in Gainesville, where he was put on a ventilator, the report said.

The site stated a person can get infected when water enters through the nose. The state health site said contamination occurs during periods of prolonged high temperatures when water temps are higher and water levels are lower. As of July, the county health department stated 37 cases have been documented in the state since 1962.

“Infected water containing this organism, Naegleria fowleri, enters the nose and the amoeba migrates to the brain and causes serious infection. While very rare, it can be a fatal infection that does not always respond to therapy. The disease progresses rapidly and the diagnosis is usually made after death," added Glatt, who is also a clinical professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

 

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