Three children in India, including a 5-year-old, have died from a rare brain-eating amoeba infection in the past two months. The most recent victim, 14-year-old Mridul, contracted the infection while bathing in a pond in Kerala. The infection is caused by Naegleria fowleri, typically found in soil and warm freshwater. Symptoms include headache, fever, nausea, and vomiting, and can quickly progress to coma and death. The infection is usually transmitted through the nasal passage while swimming in contaminated water. To reduce the risk of infection, avoid swimming in untreated freshwater and use distilled or boiled water for rinsing nasal passages.
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Know About Highly Fatal Naegleria Fowleri Infection
