Missouri resident dies from the brain Ameb most likely

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The Missouri resident died after the infection with a rare amoeba that feeds on the brain on the lake of Azarkov, state official health officials this week said.

A patient identified only as an adult from Missouri, died on Tuesday in The St. Louis district The press release reports the hospital, the Missouri Health Department and the senior services (DHSS).

On August 13, officials confirmed that the person was infected with Naegleria Fowleri, a microscopic amoeba that causes primary amoebic meningoenensphalitis (PAM), almost always a deadly brain infection, often referred to as a “brain” disease.

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The victim was hospitalized in intensive care before succumbing to infection that is believed Earlier it was reported.

The Missouri resident died after infection with a rare amoeba used in the brain, possibly linked to the water ski in the lake. (Brent Frazee/Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Naegleria fowleri is naturally present in warm fresh water such as lakes, rivers and reservoirs. Amebo blooms in the river and water lake from 80 to 115 degrees Fahrenheit, especially after thunderstorms.

Ameba infects people when water enters the body through the nose, going to the brain where it destroys brain tissues.

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Healthcare representatives emphasized that this emphasized infection Extremely rare. Less than 10 cases are reported in the US.

Since 1962, only 167 cases have been recorded across the country, DHSS reports. Missouri confirmed only two more cases in its history – one in 1987 and the other in 2022.

Department called on residents and visitors Take precautions When bathing or engaged in water sports in warm fresh water. It recommends holding the nose or use clips, avoiding the stirring nozzle in warm shallow water, rather than immersing your head into hot springs and using distilled or cooked sinus rinsing.

The man's body saw how they went on water skiing on the lake in the summer.

Officials call on residents and visitors to take precautions when bathing or engage in water sports in warm fresh water. (Istock)

PAM symptoms can appear within one to 12 days after exposure and may include severe headache, fever, nausea, vomiting, rigid neck, seizures, confusion and hallucinations. The symptoms are likely to deteriorate over time, officials say.

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“Early symptoms should push a medical evaluation as they are also signs of bacterial meningitis,” – Tami Landstrom, Chief Physician and Specialist in Trinity Infectious Health in Michigan, previously said Fox News Digital.

Drink contaminated water It does not pose the risk, and the infection does not apply from one person to the other, Lundstrom added.

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