Reporter: Althea Serad

'Brain-Eating Amoeba: Leaves Junior Olympian in Critical Condition; Amoeba Found in Fresh Water?

A brain-eating amoeba has made its way into the body of Houston star athlete Michael Riley Jr., 14. Michael, who is now confined at the Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, is fighting for his life because of the naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba which dwells in fresh water.
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