The Naegleria fowleri infection, also known as a brain-eating amoeba, is said to have caused the
death of a child, according to a news release from the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral
Health.
The Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health said in a news release on Thursday that
Naegleria fowleri was the child’s illness’s confirmed cause, according to the U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
According to the press release, state investigators believe that the child may have been exposed
to the amoeba at Ash Springs, a natural hot spring on federal land in Lincoln County.
State health officials were not quick to respond to a request for the child’s name or publicly
identify him.
“Naegleria fowleri is a natural phenomenon, small, single-celled are living ameba. According to
CNN, the health department’s notice stated that this amoeba can cause primary amebic
meningoencephalitis (PAM), a very dangerous and extremely rare disease of the brain that
destroys brain tissue and is frequently fatal.
According to the health department, Naegleria fowleri may be found in soil and warm freshwater
bodies like lakes and hot springs. Severe headache, fever, nausea, and vomiting are just a few of
the symptoms of the illness, which leads to stiff neck, seizures, and a coma that often ends in
death.
What Briana Bundy, Woodrow’s mother says?
Briana Bundy, the boy’s mother, said that her 2-year-old son, Woodrow Turner Bundy, passed
away on Wednesday after combating a viral infection. According to his mother’s post on the Rainbows for Raynie Facebook page, Woodrow was struggling for seven days.
According to NBC News, Bundy wrote, “He is my hero, and I will forever be grateful to God for
giving me the goodest baby boy on earth, and I am grateful to know I will have that boy in
heaven someday.”
The obituary notes that Woodrow, who was born on May 3, 2021, died away on July 19 and that
he “liked animals, chickens, bunnies, cows, and particularly elk… He was a lover of life and
devoted to his family with all his soul.
The CDC recommends using the following safety measures:
-Avoid diving or jumping into warm freshwater bodies of water, especially in the summer.
-When in warm freshwater bodies of water, hold your nostrils shut, use nasal clips, or
keep your head above water.
-In hot springs and other untreated geothermal fluids, avoid submerging your head.
-In shallow, warm freshwater, stay clear of disturbing the silt by digging or otherwise. The
silt at the bottom of lakes, ponds, and rivers is where the amoebae are most likely to
reside.
