Brain Eating Amoeba Is Likely to Blame for Junior Olympian Fighting for His Life
There is a junior Olympian in Texas fighting for his life against N. fowleri, more commonly referred to as the brain-eating amoeba. The brain-eating amoeba usually resides in fresh water, such as lakes and unclean pools. It enters through the nose of the victim and causes irreparable brain damage or death. In a report by…