Brain eating amoeba, naegleria forest infection, us rare diseases news: Of a person in Missouri state of America Death Brain-eating amoeba infection. According to the health department, this person was infected during water skiing in Lake of the Ozarks. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) confirmed on August 13 that the case is of a subtle amoeba called Naegleria Fowalei, which causes a fatal disease called Primary Amebic MeningoEncephalitis (Pam). This infection is very rare and almost always proves fatal.

DHSS issued a statement and wrote, “We express deep condolences to the patient’s family and loved ones.”

Only 167 cases in America so far

According to health officials America Every year less than 10 such cases are reported. Since 1962, only 167 cases have been registered. There were only two cases in Missouri earlier-first in 1987 and second in 2022.

What is Naegleria Fowalei?

Naegleria Fowalei is a unicellular amoeba, which is called brain-eating amoeba in common language. It enters the body through the nose and reaches the brain directly and destroys the brain tissue. Symptoms of infection begin to appear in 1 to 12 days. Initially there is headache, fever, nausea and vomiting. Later the symptoms become serious- such as the neck is to be tailed, seizure, confusion, hallucinations and finally coma. The disease mainly spreads in hot freshwater lakes, rivers or hot springs to swim or water - adventure sports.

How to avoid this infection?

• According to DHSS, this infection is the way to the nose, not by swallowing contaminated water. Also, it does not spread from one person to another. Precautions include:
• Keep the nose closed or use Nose clip while swimming.
• Do not shake the sedment in hot shallow water.
• Do not immerse the head in water in hot springs.
• Use only boiled or distilled water for sinus rinse.

Officials warned

DHSS said, “It should be assumed that Naegleria Fowalei is present in every warm fresh water in America, but the cases of infection are very rare.”