polksalet Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I kid you not, I thought this stuff only happens in movies. From what I hear she caught it 3 miles south of my crib. What a tragedy. http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/death...-wallace-71.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWmaker Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 This sounds very scary. Here is the beginning of the article - It cuts off 'cause I'm not registered on the publications site. Rare bug causes death Family mourns 14-year-old By: Ashley Gardner - Texarkana Gazette - Published: 08/16/2008 WallaceOn Sunday morning 14-year-old Kayla Wallace was admitted into a local hospital with a headache, fever, vomiting and a stiff neck. By Wednesday morning she was dead. She passed away at Arkansas Children’s Hospital where doctors discovered she was suffering from a rare illness called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis. PAM is caused by Naegleria fowleri, an amoeba that lives in warm fresh water and enters the body through the sinuses and makes its way to the brain and spinal cord where it destroys brain tissue. Kayla’s family believes she came into contact wi...[story cuts off here} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 There was a special local TV report recently on this infection. Apparently these attacks are on the rise. They're very tough to detect in time to save the patient!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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