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Amoebic Meningoencephalitis Case Kerala: A case of a five-year-old child suffering from a rare brain infection caused by amoeba has been reported in Kerala's Malappuram district. State Health Minister Veena George told reporters on Wednesday that the child infected with 'amoebic meningoencephalitis' has been admitted to Kozhikode Medical College and will be provided all possible medical care. The child is a resident of Munniyoor Panchayat of Malappuram.
The family was quarantined
He told that other members of the child's family are also under the supervision of doctors. George said there is no specific medicine to treat this rare infection. The minister said that the child and other family members had taken a bath in the pond near the house on May 1 and on May 10, the child started having fever, headache and vomiting. George said the child was taken to private hospitals before being admitted to the Kozhikode Government Medical College Hospital on May 12.
Know its symptoms immediately
Earlier, cases of such infection were also reported in the state's coastal Alappuzha district in 2023 and 2017. Medical experts and doctors said that the human brain gets infected when the amoeba bacteria enters the body through the nose. Doctors have advised people to avoid bathing in dirty water. The main symptoms of this disease are fever, headache, vomiting and dizziness.
When this matter came to light for the first time in Kerala. Then, in view of the rare brain infection i.e. primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, the Kerala government advised people to avoid bathing in contaminated water.
Is this disease fatal?
In July 2023, a teenager died of the same disease. Then the state health minister had said that till now the life of whoever is suffering from this disease has not been saved.
doctor's advice
Doctors said that when free-living, non-parasitic amoeba bacteria enter the body through the nose, the human brain becomes infected. This is a serious disease. In such a situation, people should avoid bathing in contaminated water and should use clean water for cooking and drinking.