The third death from amoebic meningitis has been reported in Kerala in a 13-year-old boy who suffered from amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection that is caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated water. What are the factors that leads to the deadly condition, check here what expert says New Delhi: A playful dip in the water can sometimes turn deadly, as cases of deaths due to amoebic meningitis also commonly called the brain-eating amoeba have been reported in the past few months. The third death from amoebic meningitis has been reported in Kerala in a 13-year-old boy who suffered from amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection that is caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated water.
The deceased has been identified as EP Mridul (12) a native of Ramanattukara, who died at a private hospital in Kozhikode today morning. The boy suffered symptoms like vomiting and headache and had been on ventilator support for 24 hours. As per reports, Mridul also showed symptoms after swimming in the Achankulam near Farook College on June 16.
Before this, in recent months, a 13-year-old girl in Kannur and a five-year-old girl in Malappuram died of Amoebic meningitis that is caused by naegleria fowleri, which is also known as the brain-eating amoeba. A Naegleria fowleri is an amoeba that lives in warm and shallow water bodies such as rivers, lakes and hot springs. The bacteria is also found in soil and is considered to be a free-living organism becaus.
