A young Missourian got Naegleria fowleri infection while swimming in the sea. The beach was temporarily closed as a precaution,” said the news release of the health department.
After swimming in the sea, he developed a headache and later his health deteriorated. He was immediately rushed to the hospital. After the examination, it was found that Naegleria fowleri amoeba is a rare disease. This is very dangerous. The pathogen is a type of amoeba that feeds on brain cells. In most cases, patients die.
The infection, called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), is an uncommon and potentially fatal brain infection caused by the single-celled organism Naegleria fowleri amoeba. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the amoeba Naegleria fowleri is commonly found in soil, lakes, rivers, and hot springs. They can also be found in non-chlorinated swimming pools.
According to the Department of Health, water containing the amoeba enters the body through a person’s nose and reaches the brain, destroying brain tissue. From 1962 to 2021, 154 such cases have been reported in the United States. Only four of them might be saved.
Also making big news was the death of a ten-year-old girl in the US following contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a Texas river. The incident happened in 2020. It was early September when a girl named Lily Ma Avant came to Texas for a vacation. After bathing in the river here, the girl was suffering from headache and fever.
His health deteriorated rapidly and he was admitted to a local hospital. He was later admitted to Cook Children’s Hospital in Forthworth. All efforts were made to save the child’s life, but his life might not be saved. The Texas Department of Health stated that the amoeba entered the nose while swimming.
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