Boy dies of rare brain-eating parasite after visit to Lake Mead, officials say
Health officials say it flourishes in warm, fresh-water environments.
It's believed to be the only case of the parasite associated with Lake Mead and only the second in Nevada's history, according to state and local health officials.The boy, who lived in the Las Vegas area and whose exact age was not given, was believed to have visited the Arizona side of Lake Mead in early October. He began developing symptoms about a week later, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
. Previous water testing has shown that it is regularly found in freshwater bodies and though the risk is low, recreational water users should always assume there is a risk when they enter warm fresh water.""With a parasite, you can't kill it with antibiotics, you can't kill it with antivirals, and we don't have a vaccine for this so we have to use rare antiparasitic medication," said family physician Dr. Daliah Wachs.
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