US EditionBrain-eating amoeba death traced to splash pad at country club, Arkansas officials say
- A child likely died from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in the Elkhorn River, where the organism may have been contracted. The illness progressed rapidly, leading to the child's death just days later.
- Health officials believe that warm water temperatures and drought conditions in the river contributed to the incident. The amoeba, naegleria fowleri, enters the body through the nose and travels to the brain, causing destruction of brain tissue. It is commonly found in warm freshwater.
- The infection does not spread from person to person, but other individuals swimming in the area might have come into contact with the amoeba. Symptoms of the infection include headache, fever, nausea or vomiting, and can progress to more severe symptoms such as stiff neck, confusion, and seizures. Unfortunately, in most cases, death occurs within five days of symptoms.
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A toddler dies of rare brain-eating amoeba infection likely contracted at splash pad
(CNN) — An Arkansas toddler died of a rare brain-eating amoeba infection, which was likely contracted at a splash pad at a country club, according to health officials and the county coroner. The victim died from Naegleria fowleri infection, which “destroys brain tissue, causing brain swelling and in certain cases, death,” the Arkansas Department of Health said in a news release Thursday. Naegleria fowleri is an amoeba that lives in soil and warm…
Arkansas toddler dies after contracting rare brain-eating amoeba from country club splash pad
An Arkansas toddler has died after he was exposed to a rare brain-eating amoeba, or Naegleria fowleri, which he most likely contracted after playing in a splash pad at Little Rock Country Club, according to health officials via CNN. Although it's very rare for people to contract Naegleria fowleri from chlorinated water found in pools,…
An Arkansas toddler dies of rare brain-eating amoeba infection likely contracted at splash pad
By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — An Arkansas toddler died of a rare brain-eating amoeba infection, which was likely contracted at a splash pad at a country club, according to health officials and the county coroner. The victim died from Naegleria fowleri infection, which “destroys brain tissue, causing brain swelling and in certain cases, death,” the Arkansas Department of Health said in a news release Thursday. Naegleria fowleri is an amoeba…
An Arkansas toddler dies of rare brain-eating amoeba infection likely contracted at splash pad
An Arkansas toddler died of a rare brain-eating amoeba infection, which was likely contracted at a splash pad at a country club, according to health officials and the county coroner.
Arkansas Resident Killed by Brain-Eating Amoeba Caught From Splash Pad, Officials Say
A brain-eating amoeba has recently killed someone in Arkansas, local health officials reported this week. The unidentified victim seems to have contracted the incredibly rare, often fatal infection from a pool or splash pad at a country club. The club has since shut down these facilities, and health officials say…Read more...
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