Rare amoeba infection death: 8-yr-old girl dies after lake swim in Louisiana

In a shocking turn of events, an eight-year-old girl succumbed to a rare brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a Louisiana lake.

This terrifying infection, typically fatal, remains exceedingly rare with minimal reported cases by the CDC.

To help reduce the chances of such infections, health authorities advise keeping water out of the nose while swimming.