Health officials warn against swimming in lakes because of deadly amoeba

Friday, June 17, 2011 - 13:00 in Health & Medicine

The amoeba can cause an infection known as primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) by traveling up the nose to the brain and spinal cord.

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