By Admin 
When we swim or bathe in water, usually we do not know the question that there can be an organism in the water that will put our life in danger. But a big news from Kerala has increased this fear in the minds of the people, where a nine-year-old girl died of a very dangerous creature, called brain-eating amoeba. It is called Naegleria Fowleri in scientific language. This amoeba is different from common germs, as it is seen from microscope and it grows rapidly in light warm water, stable water such as ponds, lakes or swimming pools.
Such cases have been reported in Kerala before and the state government has taken several steps to make people aware and prevent infection. At the same time, the first case was registered in India in 1971 due to brain-eating amoeba. The first case in Kerala came in 2016, and since then there have been some more cases in the state. Recently, till 2024, there have been many deaths due to this in India, but the treatment of some patients has also been successful. In such a situation, let us know how dangerous the brain-eating amoeba is and does the mind of humans really eat.
How dangerous brain-eating amoeba?
Brain-eating amoeba is a very dangerous creature that goes into the body through the nose and reaches the brain and eliminates the cells of the brain. This infection is very dangerous, according to reports, most deaths occur in cases received from it. This amoeba is found especially in dirty and uninteresting water. When a person floats or bathes in such water, this amoeba can reach the mind inside the nose.
The initial symptoms of this infection are such that people consider it to be normal cold or viral fever. These include severe headache, fever, vomiting, neck stiffness, and weakness. As the infection increases, the patient may have seizures, there may be confusion and he can also go into a coma. The severity of this infection is so high that many times the patient dies in a few days.
Brain-eating is the treatment of amoeba or not?
Treatment of brain-eating amoeba is very difficult. It is called Primary Amibic meningo encephalitis (PAM) in medical language. There is no permanent cure for this disease and most medicines do not reach the brain properly. Therefore, early identification of the disease and starting treatment immediately can be avoided, but still the risk of death is more.
To prevent this, swim in clean and chlorinated water. It is necessary to have clean and chlorine water of swimming pool or water park. Also, apply clips on the nose while swim so that the water does not go into the nose. Avoid lobs, lakes, or without cleaning swimming pools. Use only boiled or distilled water in equipment like Neti Pot. If there is a high headache, fever, vomiting or confusion after bathing, then get treatment immediately.
Does this amoeba really eat a human mind?
Scientifically it is called brain-eating ‘because this amoeba eliminates the brain cells. Although this amoeba would not really be eating the brain, but it causes dangerous infection by damaging the tissue of the brain. Therefore, it is considered a dangerous organism.
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