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Child Dies from Brain-Eating Amoeba After Visiting Popular South Carolina Lake
Brain-eating amoeba is commonly found in warm fresh waters such as lakes, rivers and hot springs. It also resides in poorly maintained or minimally chlorinated swimming pools, staying in these habitats to feed on bacteria.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Prisma Richland Children’s Hospital in Columbia has confirmed that a patient treated at their facility has died from a brain-eating amoeba. According to the South Carolina Department ...
The family of a boy who died after contracting an amoeba in a South Carolina lake has come forward with a public statement.
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