Kerala teen dies of brain-eating amoeba: All you need to know about Naegleria fowleri | Trending

Kerala teen dies of brain-eating amoeba: All you need to know about Naegleria fowleri | Trending

A 14-year-old succumbed to amoebic meningoencephalitis infection on Wednesday night in Kerala. This is the third fatality from the brain-eating amoeba in the last two months in Kerala, health officials say. The teenager, from Kerala’s Kozhikode, had been hospitalised on June 24 after exhibiting symptoms like severe headache, nausea and vomiting. He is suspected to …

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Teenager in Kerala Dies from Brain-Eating Amoeba: Learn About Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention Measures

Teenager in Kerala Dies from Brain-Eating Amoeba: Learn About Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention Measures

Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a rare brain infection, claimed the life of a 15-year-old boy on Friday in Kerala’s Alappuzha district. According to Kerala’s state health minister Veena George, an 11-year-old boy who had a rare brain condition caused by free-living amoebae found in contaminated waterways passed away in the Alappuzha district on Friday. The …

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