A 7-year-old California boy dies of an amoeba eating brain after swimming in the lake

A California boy has died from brain-eating amoeba, NBC News reported. David Pruitt, 7, was swimming in a freshwater lake when he was admitted to hospital on July 30 and was finally given vital support for a severe brain swelling. Although the cases are extremely rare, Pruitt’s family has urged others to be aware of the symptoms of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, the disease that proved fatal to Pruitt. California has only seen ten cases of amoeba since 1971. Symptoms include nausea, headache, fever and vomiting. “He is now in the loving arms of the Lord and the family members who have passed before him,” Pruitt’s family wrote in a GoFundMe. “We are thrilled to know that he is no longer in pain and has the best care.”