Deadly Brain-Eating Amoeba Claims Second Victim in Georgia
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A second death from a brain-eating amoeba infection has been reported in Georgia this week, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. The individual likely contracted the infection while swimming in a freshwater lake or pond. This brings the total number of recorded cases in Georgia to seven, with 157 cases reported in the US since 1962. The amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, thrives in warm freshwater and can cause a rare and often fatal brain infection. Earlier this week, a two-year-old boy died from the same infection after visiting a hot spring in Nevada, and another person died in Florida after flushing their sinuses with tap water.
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