KOZHIKODE: A 12-year-old boy, who was undergoing treatment for primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) at a private hospital in Kozhikode, died on Wednesday night. This is the third fatality due to the rare ‘brain-eating’ amoeba infection in the state in the past two months. V Dakshina,13, a resident of Kannur, died of the infection at a hospital in Kozhikode on June 12. The disease is caused by Naegleria fowleri and Vermamoeba vermiformis, brain-eating amoeba found in warm fresh water bodies such as lakes and rivers. The infection occurs when the amoeba enters the body through the nose and travels to the brain, leading to the destruction of brain tissue and swelling.

Source: Indian Express July 04, 2024 09:58 UTC