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A seven-year-old boy has died after contracting a rare, brain-eating waterborne parasite from a lake in California last month. His aunt Crystal Hayley told CBS News that David Pruitt died from primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, otherwise known as PAM, on July 30 after being hospitalised the same day in his native Tehama County. The family confirmedContinue reading “Seven-Year-Old Boy Dies After Contracting A Rare Brain-Eating Parasite”