Naegleria fowleri: Texas teen the latest victim of lethal amoeba

The Texas Department of State Health Services is reminding swimmers and water skiers to take precautions to avoid infection from Naegleria fowleri, an amoeba present in nearly all rivers, lakes, ponds and streams. The amoeba can cause primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM, an infection of the brain. Although infection is extremely rare, it is almost always ["]