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Don't to take risk against brain-eating amoeba: Shashi Tharoor
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor urges public to avoid swimming in freshwater bodies due to the rise in cases of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) in Kerala. The fatal disease has claimed 19 lives this year, with 69 confirmed cases reported. Tharoor endorses doctors' advice to avoid freshwater activities until a solution can be found.
Cases of brain-eating amoeba, or primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), are now in the spotlight after India reported a surge in deadly cases in Kerala. The amoeba...
The Indian authorities are alert to a “brain-eating amoeba” that has caused the death of 19 people in Kerala. First, the death of a 15-year-old adolescent was confirmed due to a rare and deadly infection known as primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), caused by the amoeba Naegleria fowleri, present in fresh water and capable of causing death shortly upon entering the airways. According to official sources from the Department of Health, the y…
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