article_snippet.sent: Sybil Meister  firmly believes her once-vibrant daughter picked up the deadly and mysterious Balamuthia mandrillaris infection during a family trip to Lake Havasu in May 2013.
article_snippet.sent: Now A California mother is on a mission to educate the world about the dangers of Balamuthia mandrillaris, for which there is no proven treatment. '
article_snippet.sent: Terrible decline: Reef's family believes Koral picked up the rare Balamuthia mandrillaris infection on a May 2013 trip to Lake Havasu .
article_snippet.sent: Balamuthia infection is very rare.
article_snippet.sent: The Balamuthia amoebas can infect the skin, sinuses, brain and other organs of the body.
article_snippet.sent: Balamuthia's mortality rate is very, very high.
article_snippet.sent: Deadly: At left, the Balamuthia mandrillaris amoeba is seen in the Balamuthia mandrillaris amoeba cystic phase.
article_snippet.sent: A test revealed it was Balamuthia mandrillaris. '
article_snippet.sent: SPeaking out: Reef's mother Sybil Meister, left, now wants to educate the world on the little-known danger of Balamuthia mandrillaris .
highlights_snippet.sent: Koral Reef, 20, died last year after a horrifying and protracted battle against the little-understood parasite Balamuthia mandrillaris .
  