Girl succumbs to brain-eating amoeba
A young girl from Roston named Lillian Smart has died after contracting a rare infection caused by the bacteria "Naegleria fowleri," known as the "brain-eating amoeba," which is often fatal. Lillian was infected after exposure to warm water in Claybourne Lake, where she began showing symptoms at the start of August. She was hospitalized on August 15th and passed away on Saturday. This infection is extremely rare, with about 180 cases recorded in the United States since 1937. It typically causes encephalitis and death, occurring when contaminated water enters the nose and reaches the brain. Causes of infection include exposure to untreated warm water, and the risk increases due to climate changes, although the infection is not transmissible between people.
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