A teen in Pope County, Minnesota has been infected by the deadly organism known as Naegleria fowleri, which flourishes in warm, untreated freshwater environments such as lakes, ponds, and hot springs.

Though being attacked by a brain-eating amoeba sounds like science fiction, the condition is all too real.

A teen in Pope County, Minnesota has been infected by the deadly organism known as Naegleria fowleri, which flourishes in warm, untreated freshwater environments such as lakes, ponds, and hot springs. 
14-year-old Hunter Boutain got infected while swimming in Lake Minnewaska, which is the northernmost point the amoeba has been known to exist.

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