Shiwani | Sep 17, 2025, 9:34 PM IST
A sudden spike in cases of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) in Kerala has triggered a health scare, with experts linking it to rising temperatures and exposure to stagnant water.
India.com Lifestyle Staff | Aug 8, 2024, 10:38 AM IST
Rare and fatal brain-eating amoebic infection is currently causing stir in Kerala. Health Minister urged to follow precautions and stay safe against the rising amoebic meningoencephalitis cases.
Gazi Abbas Shahid | Jul 22, 2024, 5:26 PM IST
A highly rare but extremely lethal central nervous system infection, amoebic meningoencephalitis, commonly called 'brain-eating amoeba' is caused free-living amoebae found in contaminated freshwater sources.
India.com News Desk | Jul 14, 2024, 8:28 AM IST
A 22-year-old man died of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) in Pakistan's Karachi.
Analiza Pathak | Jul 6, 2024, 12:30 PM IST
Medical experts said the infection occurs when free-living, non-parasitic amoebae bacteria enter the body through the nose from contaminated water.
Gazi Abbas Shahid | Jun 28, 2024, 11:30 PM IST
The Kerala Health Department has asked people to exercise caution against amoebic meningoencephalitis and avoid bathing in pools of stagnant water, which is where the 'brain-eating amoeba' reside.
Tahir Qureshi | Jun 27, 2024, 8:05 PM IST
Symptoms commonly include severe headache, fever, nausea, vomiting, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, seizures, hallucinations, sensitivity to light, and coma.
India.com Lifestyle Staff | Jul 21, 2023, 10:52 AM IST
This rare brain-eating amoeba is usually found in swimming pool, freshwater lakes, rivers and soil.
Analiza Pathak | Dec 28, 2022, 1:30 PM IST
The Naegleria fowleri infection, also known as the 'brain eating amoeba' is usually found in warm freshwater bodies like lakes, rivers and hot springs.
India.com Lifestyle Staff | Dec 27, 2022, 4:30 PM IST
Brain-Eating Amoeba: South Korea Registers Its First Death Case of Naegleria Fowleri Infection. Know its Causes, Symptoms And Treatment below.
India.com Lifestyle Staff | Dec 22, 2020, 11:01 AM IST
Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba is moving northward; infection spreading through swimming in freshwater.
India.com Viral Desk | Sep 28, 2020, 12:20 PM IST
Another Disaster in US: Deadly Brain-Eating Microbe Found in Tap Water in Texas, Kills 6-Year-Old Boy
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