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Teen's warning after contracting brain-eating amoeba at Florida beach

Por: Newsweek Nation July 04, 2023

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After contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba after a day-trip with his family to a Florida beach, a 14-year-old boy is lucky to have survived the infection that has a 97 percent fatality rate.More than a year later, Caleb Ziegelbauer, of Port Charlotte, Florida, is still recovering from the life-threatening illness. On July 1, 2022, Ziegelbauer and his family went swimming at Port Charlotte Beach, in brackish water. Just eight days later, he was... + full article



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