Experts: Lake Mead brain-eating amoeba that killed Las Vegas teen among few in US
Experts: Lake Mead brain-eating amoeba that killed Las Vegas teen among few in US
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Experts: Lake Mead brain-eating amoeba that killed Las Vegas teen among few in US
A Las Vegas teen died from brain-eating amoeba after the juvenile went swimming at Lake Mead. However, authorities are urging people who enjoy rivers, springs, and freshwater lakes not to panic.
The death of a Las Vegas-area teenager from a rare brain-eating amoeba that investigators think he was exposed to in warm waters at Lake Mead should prompt caution, not panic, among people at freshwater lakes, rivers and springs, experts said Friday.
Investigators believe teen was exposed in warm waters at Lake Mead but epidemiologist says disease is ‘very, very rare’
The death of a Las Vegas-area teenager from a rare brain-eating amoeba that investigators think he was expo...