Only two patients had been able to walk in the last half - century . ` ` I ' ve been in the water a long time , '' she says . `` And then we were going to ask everybody to pray for her . '' Amoeba causes an infection , nearly always fatal , according to the CDC . Parasite generally found in people who are in warm fresh water .
Only two patients had been able to walk in the last half - century . ` ` I ' ve been in the water a long time , '' she says . Amoeba causes an infection , nearly always fatal , according to the CDC . Parasite generally found in people who are in warm fresh water .