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July 21, 2014

Science

Survivor No. 3

A day after swimming in an Arkansas water park, Kali Harding was diagnosed with a brain-eating amoeba that kills 99% of the people infects. This is the story of how she survived.

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Previously: The Longform Guide to the Brain.

Peter Andrey Smith Buzzfeed Jul 2014 25min Permalink