Brain-eating Amoeba

Three persons who bathed in a pond in this South Kerala district have been diagnosed with amoebic meningoencephalitis, State Health Minister Veena George said on Monday.

In a rare occurrence, a 22-year-old man died of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) in Pakistan's Karachi, taking the tally of casualties to three this year, ARY News reported.

The Israeli man is thought to have potentially come into contact with the amoeba while swimming at Gai Beach on the shores of the Kinneret in northern Israel.

Another case of amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated waters, has been reported from Kerala.

Naegleria fowleri: Here's everything you need to know about this brain-eating amoeba.

A 14-year-old boy in Kerala's Kozhikode has died from a rare brain infection. The boy, Mridul, contracted the Naegleria fowleri infection caused by a free-living amoeba after swimming in a contaminated pond, reported news agency PTI.

A 14-year-old boy died of amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated waters, at a private hospital in Kerala, according to state health officials.

A 12-year-old boy has been afflicted by amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated waters, in Kozhikode district of Kerala, according to sources in the private hospital where he is being t

Naegleria fowleri, a tiny organism found in warm freshwater, can enter the body through the nose when people swim or dive in contaminated water.

Prior to this case, there have been five other cases of Naegleria fowleri reported in Georgia since 1962.

The medical staff originally believed he had meningitis. Later, they discovered he had the deadly brain-eating amoeba that caused widespread concern earlier this year.

Naegleria fowleri can infect the brain when amoeba-containing water passes up the nose and therefore it is also known as the 'brain-eating amoeba'.

It is commonly called the "brain-eating amoeba" because it can cause a brain infection when water containing the amoeba goes up the nose.

The "brain-eating amoeba," Naegleria fowleri, has been linked to the death of a patient, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, marking the first case of the fatal condition in South Korea.

Because it can infect the brain when amoeba-containing water passes up the nose, it is frequently referred to as the "brain-eating ameba."

Three persons who bathed in a pond in this South Kerala district have been diagnosed with amoebic meningoencephalitis, State Health Minister Veena George said on Monday.

In a rare occurrence, a 22-year-old man died of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) in Pakistan's Karachi, taking the tally of casualties to three this year, ARY News reported.

The Israeli man is thought to have potentially come into contact with the amoeba while swimming at Gai Beach on the shores of the Kinneret in northern Israel.

Another case of amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated waters, has been reported from Kerala.

Naegleria fowleri: Here's everything you need to know about this brain-eating amoeba.

A 14-year-old boy in Kerala's Kozhikode has died from a rare brain infection. The boy, Mridul, contracted the Naegleria fowleri infection caused by a free-living amoeba after swimming in a contaminated pond, reported news agency PTI.

A 14-year-old boy died of amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated waters, at a private hospital in Kerala, according to state health officials.

A 12-year-old boy has been afflicted by amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated waters, in Kozhikode district of Kerala, according to sources in the private hospital where he is being t

Naegleria fowleri, a tiny organism found in warm freshwater, can enter the body through the nose when people swim or dive in contaminated water.

Prior to this case, there have been five other cases of Naegleria fowleri reported in Georgia since 1962.

The medical staff originally believed he had meningitis. Later, they discovered he had the deadly brain-eating amoeba that caused widespread concern earlier this year.

Naegleria fowleri can infect the brain when amoeba-containing water passes up the nose and therefore it is also known as the 'brain-eating amoeba'.

It is commonly called the "brain-eating amoeba" because it can cause a brain infection when water containing the amoeba goes up the nose.

The "brain-eating amoeba," Naegleria fowleri, has been linked to the death of a patient, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, marking the first case of the fatal condition in South Korea.

Because it can infect the brain when amoeba-containing water passes up the nose, it is frequently referred to as the "brain-eating ameba."