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Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection
July 10 , 2024
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- Four cases of the rare but fatal primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) reported in Kerala.
- Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis or PAM is caused by Naegleria fowler.
- This amoeba thrives in warm freshwater lakes, ponds and rivers.
- It can also survive in poorly maintained swimming pools in rare cases.
- The amoeba enters the body through the nose and reaches the brain.
- As it can infect the brain and destroy the tissues there, this one-celled organism is also called ‘brain-eating amoeba’.
- These infections, though rare, are fatal and 97% of the patients don’t survive.
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