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Teen Miraculously Survives Deadly Brain-Eating Amoeba
Teen Miraculously Survives Deadly Brain-Eating Amoeba
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Florida Teen Is Fourth Person in 50 Years to Beat Brain-Eating Amoeba : People.com
Florida Teen Is Fourth Person in 50 Years to Beat Brain-Eating Amoeba : People.com
Florida Teen Is the 4th Person to Beat Brain-Eating Amoeba in 50 Years: 'We Are So Thankful for the Gift of Life,' Says MomRELATED VIDEO: What You Need to Know: Naegleria Fowleri, The Brain-Eating BacteriaFrom the moment he walked into Orlando's Florida Hospital for Children with a headache so severe that he couldn't tolerate the slightest touch, the odds of survival were stacked against 16-year-old Sebastian DeLeon.But thanks to a sharp-eyed laboratory coordinator and the quick delivery of a drug not yet approved for treatment of his condition, the South Florida teen is on the mend and his case may prove a precedent for emergency room protocols nationwide.DeLeon, who had recently worked as a camp counselor in Broward County, was vacationing with his family in Orlando when he experienced a pounding headache on Friday, August 7 and went to the emergency room.His symptoms, including signs of meningitis, worsened the next day and on Sunday, he was admitted to the hospital.
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Florida Teen Becomes Fourth Person To Survive Brain-Eating Amoeba : HEALTH : Tech Times
Florida Teen Becomes Fourth Person To Survive Brain-Eating Amoeba : HEALTH : Tech Times
Ticked Off!Here's What You Need To Know About Lyme DiseaseAdvertisementA 16-year-old teenager in Florida has become the fourth person to survive an infection of brain-eating amoeba over the past 50 years.Doctors at the Florida Hospital for Children in Orlando said on Tuesday, Aug. 24, that Sebastian DeLeon has survived the rare infection of the brain-eating amoeba also known as Naegleria fowleri, and continues to recover after contracting the illness earlier this month.
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How a Florida Teen Survived a Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection (VIDEO)
How a Florida Teen Survived a Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection (VIDEO)
Only three other people in the U.S. have survived a Naegleria fowleri infection in the past 50 years.When 16-year-old Sebastian DeLeon was diagnosed with a rare brain-eating amoeba earlier this month, doctors told his family to say their goodbyes.But a little more than three weeks later, against all odds, DeLeon is alive.
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