Zachary Reyna, a 12-year-old Florida boy stricken with
a brain-eating parasite, has died, according to a post
Saturday on a Facebook page that's been providing
detailed updates from the boy's family.
The post indicated that the LaBelle child died
Saturday afternoon.
"The battle is over for Zac but he won the war," the
post concluded.
About an hour later, a new message said that a
ventilator was being used so that the boy's organs
could be donated, adding that family and friends can
visit him at Miami Children's Hospital during visiting
hours Sunday.
"Even though Zac has passed, he will still be saving
many lives," this new post said.
Doctors had given Zachary an experimental drug to
treat the rare amoeba, called Naegleria fowleri, that
he had. This same drug was used to treat 12-year-old
Kali Hardig recently in Arkansas, after which she
became only the third person in the last 50 years
known to survive the deadly parasite.
Zachary's family told CNN affiliate WBBH they believe
that the boy -- who they described as an active
seventh-grader -- was infected while kneeboarding
with friends in a water-filled ditch by his house on
August 3.
After he was hospitalized, the boy underwent brain
surgery, and doctors diagnosed him with primary
amoebic meningoencephalitis, according to WBBH.
After news emerged regarding Zachary's diagnosis,
the Florida Department of Health issued a warning to
swimmers that high water temperatures and low
water levels provide the perfect breeding ground for
this rare amoeba.
Between 2001 and 2010, there were only 32 reported
cases of people getting Naegleria fowleri in the United
States, according to the CDC. Most of the cases have
been in the Southeast.

Source1: www.m.cnn.com/primary/cnnd_fullarticle?articleId=cnn/2013/08/24/us/brain-eating-parasite-boy-dead&branding=&pagesize=10&category=cnnd_latest

Source2: www.chidubai./2013/08/25/florida-boy-12-dies-from-brain-eating-parasite/

What kind of Amoeba is this!! Naegleria
fowleri !!?? Jeeez!!!

May his soul rest in peace