Teen dies from ‘brain-eating amoeba’ just days after young girl succumbs to same rare infection

A North Carolina teenager died from an infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, a single-celled organism found in warm freshwater environments. The teenager's mother reported on GoFundMe that severe headaches were the first symptom before the infection became fatal. This death occurred days after a young girl in the same region died from the same infection.

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