8-year-old Louisiana girl dies from rare brain-eating amoeba

An 8-year-old Louisiana girl died after contracting a rare Naegleria fowleri infection, believed to have occurred after swimming in Lake Claiborne. The "brain-eating amoeba" thrives in warm freshwater and can enter the body through the nose, causing a devastating brain infection called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), which is usually fatal.