Teen dies of rare disease caused by "brain-eating" amoeba
By David W Freeman, CBS News
November 2, 2011
Courtney Nash, 16, fell ill and died of the rare disease after swimming in a river that harbored the infectious microbes, the CDC confirmed on Monday. The girl's family says she died Saturday afternoon.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/teen-dies-of-rare-disease-caused-by-brain-eating-amoeba/