7-Year-Old Boy Dies After Contracting 'Extremely Rare' Brain-Eating Amoeba From Swimming In Lake
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perezhilton.comA 7-year-old boy who spent some time in late July swimming in a northern California lake has died after he contracted an “extremely rare” brain-eating amoeba in the water. David Pruitt (pictured above) was brought to an emergency room at a local hospital in his home area of Tehama County late last month.
From there, he was quickly transferred to UC Davis Medical Center, where he was immediately put on life support to stem “severe” brain swelling.
Sadly, he perished after a week in ICU care. Related: Travis Barker Flies For The First Time Since Surviving Deadly 2008 Plane Crash According to a GoFundMe page set up in Pruitt’s honor, the boy died from something called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM.
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