Fatal Brain-Eating Amoeba Claims Georgia Resident
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A Georgia resident has died from a rare brain-eating amoeba infection, likely contracted while swimming in a freshwater lake or pond. Naegleria fowleri, the amoeba responsible, lives in warm freshwater and soil but is not found in saltwater, properly treated drinking water, or swimming pools. This is the sixth reported case in Georgia since 1962, and historically, only four out of 154 people in the United States have survived this infection. Symptoms include severe headaches, fever, nausea, and vomiting, which can progress to a stiff neck, seizures, hallucinations, and coma. Treatment involves a combination of drugs.
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