A 2-year-old boy in Nevada died after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba, officials and his mother confirmed.
, the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health reported that the Lincoln County toddler may have been exposed at Ash Springs, a natural hot spring located 100 miles north of Las Vegas.
The DPBH said that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that Naegleria fowleri was the cause of the patient’s illness. While the DPBH did not identify the child, Briana Bundy confirmed her son Woodrow Turner Bundy's death on herWoodrow, who was born on May 3, 2021, died on July 19, per the obituary, which also adds, “He loved animals, chickens, rabbits, cows, and especially elk... He loved life, and he loved his family with every ounce of his soul.”, Naegleria fowleri is a single celled living organism that “lives in soil and warm fresh water such as lakes, rivers, and hot springs.
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