A 13-year-old Port Charlotte, , boy is fighting for his life after a lethal brain-eating amoeba swam up his nose during a family trip to the beach.The family of Caleb Ziegelbauer sits on pins and needles, hoping he pulls through as he lays in a coma at Golisano Children's Hospital with doctors monitoring him around the clock.Unfortunately, precious time was wasted after doctors misdiagnosed him with meningitis, delaying the treatment for the amoeba, which must be treated soon after infection for it to be successful, according to his aunt, Katie Chiet, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ().
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