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Amoeba entered 14-year-old Michael Riley's nose while
swimming in a lake north of Houston with his cross country
team on August 13, AP reports. Michael Riley Jr.’s family
says he developed a headache and became disoriented after the
swimming. He was taken to the hospital where he was
diagnosed with Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (men-
ingo-in-Sephalite-us).
The amoeba entered his nasal passages and made its way into
his brain. Riley’s cousin Jennifer Hohman said in a statement
that he was taken to Texas Children’s Hospital and placed in a
medically induced coma until tests proved he had lost all brain
function and couldn’t breathe without support. The hospital
disconnected the ventilator Sunday. Hohman confirmed that he
died.
Michael competed in the Junior Olympics three times and was
due to start high school this year.
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