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What Experts Say On "Biggest Challenge" In Dealing With Brain-Eating Amoeba That Killed 19 In Kerala
Naegleria fowleri is a thermophilic amoeba found in warm and stagnant freshwater.
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Surge In Deadly Brain-Eating Amoeba Cases In Kerala: Why And How It Spreads
Kerala is facing an alarming rise in infections of Naegleria fowleri, the so-called brain-eating amoeba. With over 40 cases and recent fatalities, here are essential precautions you must take.
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2 More Die Of Rare Brain Infection In Kerala
Two people, including a three-month-old infant, have died from amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare and often fatal brain infection, while undergoing treatment at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital, health officials said on Monday.
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Nine-Year-Old Kerala Girl Dies From Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection
A nine-year-old girl who died at the medical college here two days ago was due to amoebic encephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by free-living amoeba in contaminated waters, health officials in this north Kerala district confirmed on Saturday.
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Neurocysticercosis: Experts Weigh In On This "Serious" Brain Infection That Increases During Monsoon
The symptoms of neurocysticercosis will differ in severity, depending on the amount, size and location of the cysts in the brain.
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US Neurologist Warns Against 3 Foods That May Harm Your Brain
These foods can cause serious neurological harm, including parasitic infections and exposure to harbour toxins and nasty bugs that can affect brain function, the expert said.
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How The Cold Sore Virus Can Reach And Infect Your Brain
The virus affects critical brain regions tied to sleep, mood, and hormonal control, potentially linking HSV-1 to neurodegenerative diseases.
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Kerala Teenager Killed By Rare Brain Infection Caused By Free-Living Amoebae In Water
Doctors said that the main symptoms of the disease are fever, headache, vomiting, and seizures.
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Progressive Brain Disease CTE Confirmed As Unique Disease
For the first time, a consensus panel of expert neuropathologists has confirmed chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE as a unique disease that can be definitively diagnosed by neuropathological examination of brain tissue.
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Chikungunya May Cause Fatal Brain Infection: Study
The mosquito-borne virus chikungunya may lead to severe brain infection and even death in infants and people over 65, a new study has warned.
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Infantile meningitis may cause later disability
Meningitis in infancy has been known to be largely fatal. If not, it may result in moderate to severe disability, which often lasts a lifetime. The disability is more likely to occur if the baby contracts the infection during the neonatal period. According to a study published in the British Medical Journal, children who contract meningitis during...
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What Experts Say On "Biggest Challenge" In Dealing With Brain-Eating Amoeba That Killed 19 In Kerala
Naegleria fowleri is a thermophilic amoeba found in warm and stagnant freshwater.
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Surge In Deadly Brain-Eating Amoeba Cases In Kerala: Why And How It Spreads
Kerala is facing an alarming rise in infections of Naegleria fowleri, the so-called brain-eating amoeba. With over 40 cases and recent fatalities, here are essential precautions you must take.
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2 More Die Of Rare Brain Infection In Kerala
Two people, including a three-month-old infant, have died from amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare and often fatal brain infection, while undergoing treatment at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital, health officials said on Monday.
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Nine-Year-Old Kerala Girl Dies From Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection
A nine-year-old girl who died at the medical college here two days ago was due to amoebic encephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by free-living amoeba in contaminated waters, health officials in this north Kerala district confirmed on Saturday.
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Neurocysticercosis: Experts Weigh In On This "Serious" Brain Infection That Increases During Monsoon
The symptoms of neurocysticercosis will differ in severity, depending on the amount, size and location of the cysts in the brain.
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US Neurologist Warns Against 3 Foods That May Harm Your Brain
These foods can cause serious neurological harm, including parasitic infections and exposure to harbour toxins and nasty bugs that can affect brain function, the expert said.
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How The Cold Sore Virus Can Reach And Infect Your Brain
The virus affects critical brain regions tied to sleep, mood, and hormonal control, potentially linking HSV-1 to neurodegenerative diseases.
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Kerala Teenager Killed By Rare Brain Infection Caused By Free-Living Amoebae In Water
Doctors said that the main symptoms of the disease are fever, headache, vomiting, and seizures.
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Progressive Brain Disease CTE Confirmed As Unique Disease
For the first time, a consensus panel of expert neuropathologists has confirmed chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE as a unique disease that can be definitively diagnosed by neuropathological examination of brain tissue.
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Chikungunya May Cause Fatal Brain Infection: Study
The mosquito-borne virus chikungunya may lead to severe brain infection and even death in infants and people over 65, a new study has warned.
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Infantile meningitis may cause later disability
Meningitis in infancy has been known to be largely fatal. If not, it may result in moderate to severe disability, which often lasts a lifetime. The disability is more likely to occur if the baby contracts the infection during the neonatal period. According to a study published in the British Medical Journal, children who contract meningitis during...
