KARACHI: 19 year old male, resident of District East Karachi passed away from Naegleria Fowleri, Brain-eating amoeba.
KARACHI: 19 year old male, resident of District East Karachi passed away from Naegleria Fowleri, Brain-eating amoeba at a private hospital in Karachi on Monday.
Upon investigation it was noted that the patient had not participated in any water related activities. His only exposure was regular use of water to perform ablution five times a day at home and occasionally to a nearby mosque. The experts said Naegleria is a Brain-eating amoeba that grows in clean water and is capable of eating the human brain by infecting the brain membrane through the nose, causing death. Naegleria does not reach the brain through the mouth, nor does the bacterium survive in salt water.According to medical experts, 50% chlorine in water is necessary to prevent Naegleria.
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