A rare “brain-eating” amoeba infection has killed a 2-year-old in Nevada, according to a statement released Thursday.

An investigation into the death of an infant in Ash Springs, Lincoln County, Nevada, found that the infant may have been exposed to a rare and deadly “brain-eating” amoeba, the Nevada Department of Public Behavioral Health (DPBH) said. statement. The child is said to have contracted Naegleria fowleri from the environment around the spring, which subsequently caused extreme destruction of brain tissue, resulting in the child’s death.

the child is Identified Posted on Facebook as Woodrew Turner Bundy. After the amoeba entered his body, he suffered for only a week.

This infection is caused by a single-celled amoeba that is commonly found in warm, fresh soil, lakes, rivers, and hot springs. It enters the body through the nose and reaches the brain, the statement continued.

Symptoms of infection include severe headache, nausea, fever, vomiting, stiff neck, seizures, coma, and most often death. (Related: Father of brutally murdered child beats murder suspect to death in court)

Individuals’ risk of ameba infection tends to be low, but the CDC It is recommended Avoid jumping or diving into warm freshwater bodies, especially during the summer months. Amoebas are likely to live at the bottom of water sources, so people are also told not to dig or stir the soil.