sebastiÁn de leÓn es de los escasos afortunados que logrÓ doblegar la temible ameba. mos 50 aÑos ha sobrevivido a una ameba que se come cerebro. estaba de vacas de los con sus padres en orlando y fue admitido en el hospital el 7 de agosto porque tenÍa un dolor de cabeza severo que se volvÍa inaguantable. no sabÍan quÉ lo producÍa. >>un poco de dolor de cabeza, fiebre, malestar que se va intensificando. vilma: cuando ingresÓ al hospital le hicieron una prueba y descubrieron que su cerebro habÍa sido infectado por la ameba come cerebros que es como le llaman. >> el siguiente paso es hacer un anÁlisis del lÍquido espinal. vilma: segÚn el departamento de salud, sebastiÁn adquiriÓ la ameba mientras nadaba en agua dulce que es donde crece. generalmente rÍos, lagos y pantanos. entra al organismo a travÉs de los nervios de la nariz los usan como vehÍculo para llegar al cerebro y lo destruye. >> es letal porque tiende a producir mucha necrosis, es decir, muerte del tejido cerebral. vilma: el doctor le dijo a sus padres que se distribuirÁn de su hijo porque lo mÁs seguro era que

defied the odds. 16-year-old sebastian de leon is only the 4th person in the country... to ?survive a brain eating amoeba. typically, 97 percent of patients who are infected worldwide... don't survive. sebastian caught it two weeks ago, while was on a trip to orlando. after complaining of a painful headache and light sensitivity -- he ended up at the hospital. when doctors learned he had recently been swiming in fresh water - they did a ?special test, which confirmed it was an brain- the medical team put sebastian on a cocktail of 7 drugs. thenathey started lowering his body temperature to just ?33 degrees? to slow the amoeba. they kept him in in a medically induced coma for 3 days... until lab results showed no sign of infection. sebastian still has another two ?weeks of medicine to take...and he'll need to get more make sure the amoeba is gone for good. even though school is back in session... doesn't mean kids can't have fun. the westshore plaza mall in tampa is hosting its "kid x club" party today. there are several fun events planned inside the plaza for little kids. inc

>>> an amazing survival story in florida. 16-year-old sebastian de leon is still alive after being infected with a brain eating a mia. amoeba. 90% of people that get the infection die. here is elizabeth hur. >> reporter: sebastian de leon is a walking miracle. >> i had to tell them to say their good-byes. >> reporter: even the doctors initially prepared the family for the worse. he was diagnosed with a rare infection caused by a brain eating amoeba. of the 138 cases reported in survived. >> we decided to take the brain tube out. in an hour he spoke. sorry. >> reporter: with that, sebastian became the fourth survivor and his family couldn't be more grateful. >> he is a very energetic, adventurist wonderful teen. >> reporter: exactly when and where in orlando sebastian contracted the infection is freshwater lakes, ponds and rivers. usually deadly when it travels to the brain through the nose. in sebastian's case, doctors say what made the difference between life and death was how quickly he was diagnosed and treated. >> if you have a kid with the signs, headache, fever, nausea, vomiting, stif

. >> reporter: 16-year-old sebastian de leon beat the incredibly bad odds and survived. this medical team and this hospital for having our son back. >> reporter: a few days after swimming in a body of water on a private property in southern florida, sebastian was rushed to the hospital on august 7th with an excruciating headache, squeeze queasy, sensitivity to light. doctors at florida hospital for children at first thought his symptoms looked like meningitis but tests revealed something much worse, a >> the family immediately within four hours i had to tell them to say their good-byes. i had to tell them, tell him everything you want to tell your child, because i don't know from the time i put him to sleep to the time i take the tube out will he wake up. >> reporter: doctors made a crucial phone call to father-son team todd and michael mclaughlin, who distribute a life-saving druggiveavido. it to the hospital right away. >> reporter: michael was less than 30 minutes away from the hospital. >> my mind went into one fear. because i know how deadly the amoeba is. then exci

florida teenager has survived an infection that kills nearly everyone who gets it. 16-year-old sebastian de leon developed a headache so severe he couldn't stand anyone touching him. doctors in orlando discovered he'd been infected with a rare brain eating amoeba. it lives in water, it can travel he's one of four people known to survive the infection in the last 50 years. >> we are so thankful that gaut has given us the miracle through this medical team and this hospital. >> doctors gave sebastian a drug that kills the amoeba. it's made in orlando and arrived in the hospital within 12 minutes of the diagnosis. three hours later, signs of the amoeba were gone. sebastian is able to make a full recovery. >>> the teacher in texas she would no longer assign homework says sheen been blown away -- she's been blown away by the response. the note encourages parents to help their child succeed by instead, eating dinner together, playing outside and getting to bed early. it has people talking all over the country, the teacher, brandy young thinks the plan will work well for her second graders. but she does

florida teenager has survived an infection that kills nearly everyone who gets it. 16-year-old sebastian de leon developed a headache so severe he couldn't stand anyone touching him. doctors in orlando discovered he'd been infected with a rare brain eating amoeba. it lives in water, it can travel up the nasal passage and up the brain causing nasal swelling. he's one of four people known to last 50 years. >> we are so thankful that gaut has given us the miracle through this medical team and this hospital. >> doctors gave sebastian a drug that kills the amoeba. it's made in orlando and arrived in the hospital within 12 minutes of the diagnosis. three hours later, signs of the amoeba were gone. sebastian is able to make a full recovery. >>> the teacher in texas who sent a note to parents saying homework says sheen been blown away -- she's been blown away by the response. the note encourages parents to help their child succeed by instead, eating dinner together, playing outside and getting to bed early. it has people talking all over the country, the teacher, brandy young thinks the plan will work w

marÍa eugenia: este es sebastiÁn de leÓn, de 16 aÑos. Él se salvÓ de una muerte casi segura.rvivencia. y continuamos con mÁs en "despierta amÉrica". algo que le va a abrir el apetito. adelante, muchachos! ♪ abran puertas y ventanas ♪ comeremos hasta el fin ♪ porque a casita ha llegado ♪ porque a casita ha llegado nuestro amigo el chef pepÍn ♪ chef pepÍn: estamos con estas dos bellezas. ven para acÁ. molina, uuuh! quÉ derroche de belleza! francisca: seÑores, es que... ¿quÉ? Él no necesita presentaciÓn. como lo ven, ya llegÓ el chef pepÍn para traernos una excelente idea para que usted empiece a deleitar a todo el mundo en su familia. chef pepÍn: rÁpido; bonito y barato. francisca: como nos gusta. chef pepÍn: esta es carne de cerdo que pusimos a cocinar. francisca: ¿pero quÉ vamos a hacer? te dejÉ la primicia a ti. chef pepÍn: carne de cerdo agridulce. ¿por quÉ no lo dijiste? francisca: porque es el trabajo tuyo. chef pepÍn: dÉjame decirte, el otro dÍa dije que estabas bella. la cantidad de personas... mi amiga me llamÓ y me dijo: lo afirmo. francisca: quÉ linda, gracias! chef