Brain-Eating Amoeba Symptoms: 9-year-old girl dies due to ‘brain-eating amoeba’ in Kerala, 4th death caused by contaminated water body: What is Amoebic meningoencephalitis? Signs and symptoms |
Representative imagePhoto: Canva A nine-year-old girl from Thamarassery in Kerala’s Kozhikode district has died from a brain infection which is caused by Naegleria fowleri, commonly called the “brain-eating amoeba.” Though rare, this brain infection is often fatal. The news of the girl’s untimely due to “brain-eating amoeba” was confirmed by health authorities on Saturday, two…