In his
HIV and ID Observations blog, Dr. Paul Sax reflects on a tragic brain-infection case that reminds him how humbling his life's work can be.
ID doctors know the pathogenesis of primary amebic meningoencephalitis — a severe and rare brain infection that recently led to the death of a 12-year-old Florida boy — but, says Dr. Paul Sax, they do not know why it affects some people and not others with similar exposure. Read more in HIV and ID Observations.