Singleton and Related Genealogy Pages
A history of many families.
| Name | Heather DOOLEY [1] | |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | of the home Boy's sisters not infected with amoeba BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com The two sisters of a Sumter boy who died after a rare exposure to an amoeba have not been infected by the same organism, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Heather and MaryBeth Dooley were cleared of infection by the CDC after going through a round of precautionary antibiotic treatments at Palmetto Children's Hospital, according to a post on the official Facebook group "Prayers for Blake Driggers." After another overnight stay, the girls are scheduled to be released this morning. Their brother, 8-year-old Blake Driggers, died Tuesday from the rare condition primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). Officials think the infection was contracted while the child was swimming in Lake Marion, when an amoeba called Naegleria fowleri traveled up his nose and entered his brain. Only 32 cases of PAM have been confirmed in the United States in the past decade, a rate of about three per year. Once contracted, however, the condition is almost always fatal. Health officials recommend avoiding jumping or diving into bodies of warm, fresh water, and swimmers who experience headaches, nausea, vomiting, high fever and neck stiffness should seek treatment. Posted in Local news, News on Saturday, July 21, 2012 [1, 2] | |
| HIST | of the home Boy's sisters not infected with amoeba BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com The two sisters of a Sumter boy who died after a rare exposure to an amoeba have not been infected by the same organism, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Heather and MaryBeth Dooley were cleared of infection by the CDC after going through a round of precautionary antibiotic treatments at Palmetto Children's Hospital, according to a post on the official Facebook group "Prayers for Blake Driggers." After another overnight stay, the girls are scheduled to be released this morning. Their brother, 8-year-old Blake Driggers, died Tuesday from the rare condition primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). Officials think the infection was contracted while the child was swimming in Lake Marion, when an amoeba called Naegleria fowleri traveled up his nose and entered his brain. Only 32 cases of PAM have been confirmed in the United States in the past decade, a rate of about three per year. Once contracted, however, the condition is almost always fatal. Health officials recommend avoiding jumping or diving into bodies of warm, fresh water, and swimmers who experience headaches, nausea, vomiting, high fever and neck stiffness should seek treatment. Posted in Local news, News on Saturday, July 21, 2012 | |
| _UID | 133F5BDBAD7A47D09FC470B50C241414A6BF | |
| _UID | 133F5BDBAD7A47D09FC470B50C241414A6BF | |
| Person ID | I280342 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2012 | |
| Father | Walter C. “Walt” DRIGGERS | |
| Mother | Virginia “Gingi” STRANGE | |
| _UID | 5ECFF4E51C1A43E7BDE5FD5E567389A65B7D | |
| _UID | 5ECFF4E51C1A43E7BDE5FD5E567389A65B7D | |
| Family ID | F75268 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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