Central NC teen critically ill with rare brain infection from amoeba found in warm freshwater
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — State officials reported Thursday afternoon that a central North Carolina teenager is critically ill from a rare brain infection. The illness was caused by Naegleria fowleri, an amoeba (a one-celled living organism) commonly found in warm freshwater, according to a North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services news release…