Council on Scientific Affairs Chair Bobbi S. Pritt, MD, MSc, FCAP, discusses the health risks of swimming in natural bodies of water. “It is commonly called the ‘brain-eating ameba’ because it destroys brain tissue during infection, and it is almost always fatal,” Dr. Pritt said.
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