This book is non-fiction and also a must read!
Kristina Circelli has triumphantly managed the difficult task of balancing educating and entertaining an audience. The emotional effect that this book has delivered has altered my way of thinking. It also makes me want to be as big of an advocate as possible and help to spread the word that here are unseen dangers that lay in wait for the right opportunity to attach to a person unknowingly. It is amazing to discover such an amoeba as Naegleria Fowleri exists. I'm so grateful to all those involved in helping to generate this book. As a resident of Arizona I'm now wary of our waters that are over eighty degrees more than half the year! The lakes are practically a second home for several people who live in the constant blistering temperatures here. Thank-you for your creating A Single Swim!
A Single Swim
by Kristina Circelli (Goodreads Author)
*This is a nonfiction book inspired by true events.
On August 13th, 2011, sixteen-year-old Courtney Nash passed away after contracting Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba that lurks in warm waters. This is her story.
A Single Swim follows Courtney’s life and death, while taking a closer look into an amoebic infection very few people ever hear about – until it’s too late. Tracing as far back as 1960s, Naegleria fowleri and the resulting infection of this parasite have taken more than a dozen lives, with a fatality rate of nearly 100%.
Through an examination of Courtney’s case along with stories of other victims across the United States, A Single Swim offers a glimpse into our waters’ rare silent killer. From ecology to symptoms, hospital care to awareness, find out what can happen ... after a single swim.
Click this link to purchase your copy from Amazon.com
On August 13th, 2011, sixteen-year-old Courtney Nash passed away after contracting Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba that lurks in warm waters. This is her story.
A Single Swim follows Courtney’s life and death, while taking a closer look into an amoebic infection very few people ever hear about – until it’s too late. Tracing as far back as 1960s, Naegleria fowleri and the resulting infection of this parasite have taken more than a dozen lives, with a fatality rate of nearly 100%.
Through an examination of Courtney’s case along with stories of other victims across the United States, A Single Swim offers a glimpse into our waters’ rare silent killer. From ecology to symptoms, hospital care to awareness, find out what can happen ... after a single swim.
Click this link to purchase your copy from Amazon.com
