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12-Year-Old Black Boy Dies Of Rare, Brain‑Eating Amoeba In South Carolina
12-Year-Old Black Boy Dies Of Rare, Brain‑Eating Amoeba In South Carolina

The identity of the South Carolina resident who was the victim of a recent, fatal “brain-eating amoeba” discovery has been uncovered, and it was a 12-year-old boy. According to People , Jaysen Carr was the individual affected by a rare case of Naegleria fowleri. Once inside, the “ameba” causes primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a rapidly progressing infection of the brain and its membranes, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Symptoms start like a bad flu with a headache, fever, and nausea, but snowball into a stiff neck, confusion, seizures, inattention to people and surroundings, hallucinations, and coma. Additionally, it’s almost always fatal. When was it discovered that Carr was infected? As reported by WIS10 , the South Carolina Department of Public Health (SCDPH) confirmed on Monday that the rare single-cell organism had gotten into the preteen’s body shortly after the July 4 holiday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by FOX Carolina News...

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