Amoeba found in soil kills gardener, turns his brain into mushy liquid

New York Post ^ | September 23, 2020 | Natalie O'Neill

[nickcarraway]

An elderly gardener died from a brain-eating amoeba found in soil after it turned part of his frontal lobe into a mushy liquid, according to researchers in Georgia.

The 82-year-old man is believed to have contracted the shape-shifting organism while potting plants at an unnamed location, and was later struck by seizures, according to a case-study, which was published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The man was first treated for bacterial, fungal and viral meningitis before becoming drowsy and suffering from seizures, researchers from Emory University in Atlanta said in the report. He died nine days after being admitted to a hospital.

[Patriot777]

Probably tobramycin; the doctors called it “Toby” for short, so likely you are correct.

Over the next few days I am going to do a comprehensive search for doctors that are treating with Phage technology in her area; it is now accepted as a “compassionate therapy”, so Medicare shouldn’t fight her over coverage. She has secondary insurance as well.

God Bless you!