The Occasional Observer

No, this is not a joke (well the graphic is--a bit much, don't you think, KPHO?). Nor is it the explanation for the brain damage over at Foomair. This is an honest to goodness fatal infection. More from the CBS affiliate in Phoenix:

Once infected, most people have little chance of survival. Some drugs have been effective stopping the amoeba in lab experiments, but people who have been attacked rarely survive, Beach said.

"Usually, from initial exposure it's fatal within two weeks," Beach said.