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Teenager dies after contracting illness caused by ‘brain-eating’ amoeba

Teenager dies after contracting illness caused by ‘brain-eating’ amoeba
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RALEIGH, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - A North Carolina teen who was critically ill from an infection caused by a “brain-eating” amoeba has died. According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, the illness was caused by the warm-freshwater amoeba Naegleria fowleri, an organ...

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